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Church tax deduction

Due to changeover work in a system used by KISTA, KISTAM inquiries cannot currently be answered or can be answered only at a later date. Your inquiry/inquiries will be saved and answered in due course. You do not need to send it again.

Application for input VAT refund for domestic traders outside of Germany

The ELMA services are now only available in modernized form "ELMA standard 2.0". To send XML in ELMA standard 2.0, please exclusively use the service "Sending batch data to the ELMA5 interface".

You can find more information at http://www.bzst.bund.de/.
For help, contact the  Tax Information Center .

Availability of forms

Until the end of 2014, it was possible to register in Elster by entering your personal tax number. This registration has expired and no longer offers the full range of features for My BOP. This means that the forms may no longer be available. If you wish to continue using all of the portal’s functions, you must (re)register in accordance with the current regulations, e.g. registering using a BZSt number. If you would like to continue using an electronic tax return certificate, you can read about the current registration options at https://www.elster.de/eportal/start.

If you have any further questions, please contact your specialist tax department at the German Federal Central Tax Office at www.bzst.de