Overview
- The BFH closed its 11th Senate effective August 1, reducing its panels to ten as new filings fell 49% since 2000.
- Value-added tax cases handled by the dissolved senate were moved to the 5th Senate with no expected delays.
- Two judges retired and their positions were cut while three remaining judges were reassigned to other senates under joint savings plans.
- Thesling highlighted a 14% success rate for non-admission complaints in 2024 and called for easing strict admission thresholds.
- Oral hearings on the federal property tax model are set for mid-November, with state-model hearings slated for early 2026.