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Germany: Updated FATCA guidance

Submissions for 2025 reporting period will open on May 1, 2026

April 27, 2026

The Federal Central Tax Office of Germany (BZSt) on April 13, 2026, issued FATCA Newsletter 02/2026, providing the following updates:

  • Activation of new FATCA forms on the BZSt online portal
  • Publication of new supporting materials related to the DIP mass data interface
  • Feedback on submissions in the customer test environment

The BZSt also announced that submissions for the 2025 reporting period will open on May 1, 2026. Reporting financial institutions are advised to complete the submission of initial FATCA reports by July 31, 2026.

Read an April 2026 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Germany

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