Germany: FATCA guidance addresses FTIN reporting, XML uploads, and filing issues
FATCA Newsletter 05/2026
The Federal Central Tax Office of Germany (BZSt) on July 3, 2026, issued FATCA Newsletter 05/2026, outlining the following updates:
- Reporting of the foreign tax identification number (FTIN) of the account holder’s jurisdiction of residence
- Release date of FATCA XML upload functionality
- Temporary issues with saving FATCA forms in draft status
- Errors affecting the reporting of duplicate TINs in FATCA forms
- Problems with the submission of NIL reports via online forms
Read a July 2026 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Germany