# Download German Federal Tax Court (BFH) rulings

**Use case:** 

Collects decisions of the Bundesfinanzhof from 2026 with file number, decision type, headnotes, cited tax law norms and the full reasoning. Useful for tax advisers, tax software and research on German tax case law.

## Input

```json
{
  "courts": [
    "BFH"
  ],
  "dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
  "keywordMode": "any",
  "outputFormat": "decisions",
  "includeFullText": true,
  "chunkSize": 2000,
  "chunkOverlap": 1,
  "maxDecisions": 50,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "court": {
    "label": "Court"
  },
  "chamber": {
    "label": "Chamber"
  },
  "decisionDate": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "fileNumber": {
    "label": "File number"
  },
  "decisionType": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "ecli": {
    "label": "Ecli"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "headnote": {
    "label": "Headnote"
  },
  "norms": {
    "label": "Norms",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The German Court Decisions API (BGH, BVerfG) for RAG Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Download German Federal Tax Court (BFH) rulings". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/SlsN89EVLIXzfF1TU) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Download German Federal Tax Court (BFH) rulings" task

The German Court Decisions API (BGH, BVerfG) for RAG Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like courts, decided on or after, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Download German Federal Tax Court (BFH) rulings" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as court, chamber, date, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Download German Federal Tax Court (BFH) rulings" task via API](https://apify.com/layerwiselabs/german-court-decisions.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [German Court Decisions API (BGH, BVerfG) for RAG](https://apify.com/layerwiselabs/german-court-decisions.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/layerwiselabs/german-court-decisions.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

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