The Federal Fiscal Court ( ; abbreviated ) is one of five federal supreme courts of Germany, established according to Article 95 of the Basic Law. It is the federal court of appeal for tax and customs matters in cases which have already been heard by the subordinate instance, namely the Fiscal Courts.
The Federal Fiscal Court was established in 1950 (succeeding the Supreme Fiscal Court of the German Empire (the , established in 1918).
The court has its seat in Munich.
List of presidents of the Federal Fiscal Court PresidentTenure (as president)Tenure length1(1878–1956)21 October 1950–30 April 19512Hans Müller(1884–1961)1 May 1951–31 December 19543(1894–1988)1 March 1955–31 January 19624(1902–1973)21 May 1962–30 June 19705(1910–1993)1 July 1970–30 April 19786 (1915–2018)1 May 1978–31 March 19837(1929–2004)1 April 1983–30 September 1994 8(1934–2019)1 October 1994–31 October 1999 9Iris Ebling(born 1940)5 November 1999–31 May 2005 10(born 1946)1 June 2005–31 March 2011 11Rudolf Mellinghoff(born 1954)31 October 2011–31 July 202012(born 1961)25 January 2022–Incumbent
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Information in English from the Federal Fiscal Court