With the “Machtübertragung” (Transfer of Power) to the National Socialists, the Reich financial administration under Finance Minister Johann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk began to align its work with the “nationalsozialistischen Weltanschauung” (National Socialist principles). This included, in particular, the antisemitic interpretation of tax regulations, the ideological training of employees, and the participation of the authorities in the plundering of Jews, Sinti, and Roma, as well as political opponents.