Law and data protection
BZSt
Abbreviation for Bundeszentralamt für Steuern
In short and in plain language
The BZSt is a German federal office for taxes.
It was set up in 2006. It does tax work in Germany and with other countries.
For example, it gives firms their own number. It also checks the sales tax numbers of firms from other countries.
Definition
The BZSt is the German Federal Central Tax Office. Since it was founded in 2006, it has carried out central tax tasks with a national and international dimension. Among other things, it assigns the business identification number (W-IdNr.) and confirms foreign VAT identification numbers.