Transfer bank details to the Federal Central Tax Office

You can send your bank details to the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) in various ways:

Via "My ELSTER":

• Visit "My ELSTER - your online tax office" and log in.
• In the "My ELSTER" section, go to "All forms" and select the form "Report your bank details to the BZS "
• Follow the instructions.
• The system registers the change and saves the new data.

Through your bank:

• You instruct your bank to transmit your bank details to the BZSt. Depending on the bank, this may be possible via online banking, telephone banking, by post or in person at a branch. Ask your bank about this if necessary.
• You will receive confirmation of your details from the BZSt.

By an authorized person:

• An authorized person transmits your account details on your behalf, for example a tax advisor.

If child benefit is paid for underage children:

• The family benefits office will send the account details to the BZSt on your behalf to which your child benefit was last paid.
• You will receive confirmation of your details from the BZSt.

You have an account from the European payment area (SEPA).

You do not need to submit any further documents.

There are no costs.

There is no deadline.

• § 139b Absätze 3a und 4c Abgabenordnung (AO) des Jahressteuergesetzes 2022
• §139b Abgabenordnung (AO)

No legal remedies are provided for.

The BZSt does not forward your bank details to the tax offices. If you wish to transmit bank details to the tax office in tax matters, you must continue to do this separately.

05.08.2025