The Bundesrechnungshof (Federal Court of Audit) is the supreme federal authority for audit matters in the Federal Republic of Germany. This office did exist until 1945. It is the basis of the "" (Court of Auditors of the North German Confederation) founded in 1868, which was soon to become the "" (Court of Auditors of the German Reich) in 1871. It was reestablished in 1948 as the "" (Court of Auditors of the United Economic Area), and with the foundation of the West-German Federal Republic it became the "" (Federal Court of Audito).
In 1989 the Bundesrechnungshof hosted XIII INCOSAI, the thirteenth triennial convention of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.
See also
- Kornmarkt (Frankfurt am Main)