financial administration
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tax administration
The state authority or the entirety of the authorities responsible for managing public finances. Its main tasks are collecting taxes and overseeing the state budget.
Die Finanzverwaltung hat den neuen Steuerbescheid verschickt.
The tax administration has sent out the new tax assessment notice.
The word is made up of 'Finanz' (finance) and 'Verwaltung' (administration). So it literally means 'administration of finances'.
Die Finanzverwaltung ist für die Einnahmen und Ausgaben des Staates zuständig.
The financial administration is responsible for the state's income and expenses.
You can tell from the context whether the state authority or an internal department is meant. Terms like 'Staat' (state), 'Steuern' (taxes), or 'Finanzamt' (tax office) point to the authority. Terms like 'Unternehmen' (company), 'Verein' (association), or 'Budget' (budget) point to the internal department.
Jeder Bürger muss seine Steuererklärung bei der Finanzverwaltung einreichen.
Every citizen must submit their tax return to the tax administration.
In the context of the tax authority, typical verbs are 'kontaktieren' (to contact), 'einreichen' (to submit), or 'erhalten' (to receive). You contact the Finanzverwaltung (tax administration), submit documents there, or receive a notice from it.
Ich habe von der Finanzverwaltung eine Mahnung erhalten.
I received a reminder from the tax administration.
tax office
'das Finanzamt' and 'die Finanzverwaltung' both have to do with taxes and government finances. 'das Finanzamt' is the specific authority that citizens or companies go to or write to about their tax return. 'die Finanzverwaltung' is more general: it can mean the whole government organization that deals with taxes and public finances. In companies, 'Finanzverwaltung' can also mean the internal department for money, accounting, and budget. The words are easy to confuse because both often occur in connection with taxes. When it is about a letter, an appointment, or a tax return, 'Finanzamt' is usually more precise.
In der Firma kümmert sich die Finanzverwaltung um Rechnungen und das Budget.
In the company, the financial administration takes care of invoices and the budget.
Nach der Arbeit ruft Mehmet beim Finanzamt an, weil ein Formular fehlt.
After work, Mehmet calls the tax office because a form is missing.