The Federal Finance Court (Bundesfinanzhof) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. It is the the federal court of appeals for cases of tax and customs law, hearing appeals from the Finanzgerichte (Finance Courts).
The Federal Finance Court has its seat in Munich. Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München pronunciation) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ...
External links
Official homepage (http://www.bundesfinanzhof.de/)
The Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. ... The Federal Constitutional Court (in German: Bundesverfassungsgericht) is a special court established by the German constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law). ... The Bundesgerichtshof or BGH (German for federal court) is the highest appeals court in Germany for civil and criminal lawsuits. ...
It hears appeals from the Oberverwaltungsgerichte, or Superior Administrative Courts, which, in turn, are the courts of appeals for decisions of the Verwaltungsgerichte (Administrative Courts).
However, cases concerning social security law belong to the jurisdiction of the Sozialgerichte (Social Courts) with the Bundessozialgericht as federal court of appeals, and cases of tax and customs law are decided by the Finanzgerichte (Finance Courts), and, ultimately, by the Bundesfinanzhof.
The Bundesverwaltungsgericht has its seat at the former Reichsgericht (Imperial Court of Justice) building in Leipzig.