Expert and Legal Information on Financial Matters - FINDOK Financial documentation (Findok) for administration, businesses and citizens
Financial documentation (Findok = short for financial documentation) is a comprehensive, up-to-date and free source of information on legal questions concerning tax and customs duties. This knowledge platform contains interpretation aids provided by the Federal Ministry of Finance as well as decisions by the Federal Finance Court (Bundesfinanzgericht = BFG), formerly known as Independent Tax Senate (Unabhängiger Finanzsenat = UFS) on tax and customs law.
Findok can be accessed and used directly online, and there is no need to register with the service. Different search functions will help you to locate the information you require quickly and easily. Content is updated on a continuous basis.
The Federal Ministry of Finance provides legal opinions:
- Directives
- Decrees
- Information
- EAS (Express Reply Service on matters of international tax law)
Since 2014 the Federal Finance Court hands down decisions on:
- tax and subsidy matters
- customs and financial criminal matters
- the Viennese provincial and community fees as well as related administrative offences concerning tax matters
- tax and allowances
- customs duties
- the law on fiscal offences
Further information on Findok (only available in German) can be found under: