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Court case 15 K 194/20 – Court Ruling (Germany, 2022)
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A Bavarian tax authority faced a lawsuit over a request for access to tax dossiers. The court ruled on the case but did not disclose further details. This ruling highlights the complexities of accessing personal data held by public authorities.
What happened
A data subject sued the Bavarian tax authority for not providing access to tax dossiers.
Who was affected
A person seeking access to their tax-related documents from the Bavarian tax authority.
What the authority found
The court's decision on the lawsuit is pending, and no specific ruling was disclosed.
Why this matters
This case illustrates the ongoing challenges individuals face when trying to access personal data held by government entities. It emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in public data handling.
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The controller was a regional tax authority in Bavaria, the Bayerisches Landesamt für Steuern (BayLfSt). The BayLfSt held tax dossiers concerning the tax case of the data subject. These dossiers contained internal correspondence, third party statements, notes, and handwritten comments from itself and other Bavarian tax authorities, namely the lower regional tax authority Finanzamt Neu-Ulm and the higher regional tax authority Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen für Landesentwicklung und Heimat (BayStMFLH). These dossiers also included a complaint via email by the data subject against the BayStMFLH from 2016 and complaints, a challenge on grounds of bias and a demand for a penalty against employees of the Finanzamt Neu-Ulm from 2019. The data subject requested access to dossiers from the Finanzamt Neu-Ulm on 28.10.2019. The BayLfSt received a request to access under Article 15(1) GDPR on 07.11.2019. The data subject wanted to access information on which department processed the dossiers. The data subject specifically requested a colour copy with the aim to differentiate between notes of responsible employees. On 17.12.2019, the data subject received a reply from BayLfSt. The BayLfSt confirmed that it held information about the complaints, the correspondence between the data subject and the authorities, and the correspondence between both authorities. The BayLfSt also confirmed the existence of internal notes and internal correspondence between the two authorities (Finanzamt Neu-Ulm and BayLfSt) concerning the data subject's access request in the dossiers. No further information was disclosed. The reply included instruction on the right to appeal. On 13.01.2022, the data subject filed a lawsuit against the Finanzamt Neu-Ulm and the BayStMFLH in regard to the notice of rejection from 17.12.2019. The court registered the lawsuits separately. The case under consideration is the law suit against the BayLfSt. The data subject based his demands on the suspicion that
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
Related Cases (0)
No other cases found for Court case 15 K 194/20 in DE
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Details
Ruling Date
5 May 2022
Authority
DPA FGMnchen
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Court case 15 K 194/20 - Germany (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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