Also means
revenue authority
Usage Note
Finanzamt is the local tax authority that assesses and collects taxes. It sends out the Steuerbescheid and is the office every taxpayer deals with annually. Each one has its own Steuernummer system; the plural is Finanzämter.
Examples
"Das Finanzamt hat die Steuererklärung bereits geprüft."
Natural Translation
The tax office has already reviewed the tax return.
Literal Translation
The tax-office has the tax-declaration already checked.
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