Federal Fiscal Court
The Federal Fiscal Court ("Bundesfinanzhof") 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 Finance Courts. The "Federal Fiscal Court" was established in 1950 (succeeding the supreme Finance Court of the German Reich - "Reichsfinanzhof" - established in 1918). Its seat is in Munich.