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Service of the Federal Fiscal Court
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Notes on the structure and content of our website

Here we explain our start page.
And the main areas of our website.

At the top of the start page you see the header.

In the upper left corner is the logo.
The logo is the symbol of the Federal Fiscal Court.
No matter where you are on our web pages.
Click on the logo and you will return to the start page.

You will find 3 more fields in the top right-hand corner.

  • Contact.
  • Sign language.
  • Plain English.

You can send us an e-mail.
Here you will also find our address.
The telephone number and fax number.
You can also get information in sign language and in plain English.

Main areas of our website

The website of the Federal Fiscal Court has 6 main sections.
You can click on each section.
Then a grey field appears.
Here you will find a lot more information about the main sections.

For example, in the main section Court you will find the following information:

This is how the Federal Fiscal Court works.

These are the tasks of the Federal Fiscal Court.

This is how the Federal Fiscal Court is organised.
The management of the Federal Fiscal Court.

The Federal Fiscal Court has existed for a very long time.
Here you can read the history.

In the main section Sequence of proceedings you will find, for example, the following information:

The Federal Fiscal Court is a court of law.
Court proceedings happen here.
Here you can find out how proceedings work.

In the main section Decisions you will find decisions from 2010 onwards:

At the end of a court case there is a decision.
This can also be called a judgment.

Click on Decisions.
Here you can search for decisions online .
It also explains the importance of the decisions.

In the main section Pending proceedings you will find, for example, the following information:

These proceedings are currently ongoing.

When do the proceedings take place.
What proceedings are taking place.

When can a decision on proceedings be expected.

In the main section Press you will find, for example, the following information:

Click on Press.
You can read the press releases from the Federal Fiscal Court.
You can also download pictures and texts.

In the main section Service you will find, for example, the library and the visitor service of the Federal Fiscal Court:

At these times you can attend a hearing.

In the library of the Federal Fiscal Court there are many books and journals
on the subjects of tax and customs law.

You can also find the online catalogue here.
The online catalogue is a detailed list on the Internet.
In this list you can find all books and documents
which are available in the library of the Federal Fiscal Court.

You can download pictures, text and much more.

You are interested in working at the Federal Fiscal Court.
Here you can find the vacant jobs.

You can send us an e-mail.
Here you will also find our address.
The telephone number and fax number.

On the far right of the main navigation is a search field.

You can write a term in the search field.
Then click on the magnifying glass.
The result is displayed.

In the centre of the start page you will see a large search field.

There is a picture under the header of the start page.
A search function is built into the picture.

You can choose between 3 topics.

  • Decisions.
  • Press releases.
  • Pending proceedings.

For example, you can enter a search term in the field Search term/file ref./ECLI: Child benefit.
Or a file reference: III R 9/18.
In the period field you can write for example: 01/01/2019 to 01/01/2020.
Clicking on the black ‘search now’ field starts the search.

Current information on the start page

Maybe the Federal Fiscal Court has some current information.
These are then listed under this heading.
If you want to read more information, click on the arrow.

Underneath is a picture with text.
By clicking on the left or right arrow another picture with text appears.
We inform you about the tasks and the structure of the Federal Fiscal Court.

Press releases in focus on the start page.

You will find very important announcements under the heading:
Press releases in focus.

You can also click on the individual announcements.
Then the entire text appears.

You want to look at all press releases.
Click on the red ‘Show all press releases’ field.

Current decisions on the start page

Current and important decisions are listed under the heading:
Current decisions.

To read the full text of a decision,
click on the grey box.

You want to display all decisions.
Click on the red ‘Show all decisions’ field.

Current events on the start page

Below you will find information on current events.

Click on one of the texts.
You will be shown the entire content of the event.
Click on the arrows.
Then you can look at the events on other days.

You want to display all events.
Click on the red ‘Show all events’ field.

At the very bottom of the start page you will see the footer.

There you will find further fields.

  • Contact.

You can send us an e-mail.
Here you will also find our address.
The telephone number and fax number.

Here you can find all contact data of the Federal Fiscal Court.

  • Legal information.

The legal information says:
Who made the website.
Who is responsible for the content of the website.

  • Data protection.

You contact us by e-mail.
Or you have downloaded a text.
When you do that, you give us personal data.
For example your name and e-mail address.
The Federal Fiscal Court must protect your data.
So that nobody else gets your data.
This is required by data protection law.

  • Accessibility.

The information on this website is for everyone.
It should be accessible to everyone.
This is also called:
The website should be accessible.
Here we explain what we have done for this.
And what is still missing.

  • RSS feed.

Click on RSS feed.
You can subscribe to RSS feeds about our decisions.
You can subscribe to RSS feeds for our press releases.

  • X.

The Federal Fiscal Court is also on X.

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