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  • BZSt FATCA DIP Filing: Handbook v1.5 and the XML Upload Route

    Version 1.5 of the Kommunikationshandbuch FATCA Teil 1, dated 3 August 2026, is the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (BZSt) manual that governs BZSt FATCA DIP transmission for German reporting financial institutions and the service providers that file on their behalf. The change history lists a single addition: information on encoding for files sent through the XML…

  • BZSt CRS Reporting: The Schema v3.0 Switch and Saint-Martin Refile

    On 9 September 2026 the Bundeszentralamt fuer Steuern (BZSt) issued CRS Newsletter 04/2026, and it carries four items relevant to BZSt CRS reporting. The Federal Ministry of Finance has published an English translation of the BMF-Schreiben that fixes the officially prescribed dataset and interface; the BMF-Schreiben dated 14 January 2026 requires version 2.0 for transmissions…