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Applications

You have various options for submitting your tax data to the tax office electronically via the Internet. You can find most tax forms (including the advance VAT return) free of charge in Mein ELSTER. However, you can also use any other tax software that supports ELSTER.

Please note that a one-time registration in Mein ELSTER is required for the authenticated transmission of your tax data.

My ELSTER

The Online-Finanzamt enables you to submit your tax data (e.g. advance VAT return) completely paperless. All you need is an Internet browser and you save yourself the trouble of downloading, installing and updating extensive programs.
You can only use it after registering with an electronic certificate: Go to registration

Apps from ELSTER

With MeinELSTER+ and ElsterSecure, ELSTER currently offers two different apps for Android and iOS that fulfill different purposes. Further information

Other Software products that support ELSTER

Electronic transmission is also possible with a variety of commercial software products: List of software products

Information on

Information on submitting the corporate income tax return for the years from 2019 in cases of a corporate income tax group - determination in accordance with Section 14 (5) KStG

The assessment procedure pursuant to Section 14 (5) KStG has been fundamentally changed as of the 2019 assessment period. Detailed information on this can be found in the BMF's publication Info sheet .

Electronic tax return process

For a paperless submission (authenticated transmission), a free and one-time registration in Mein ELSTER is required. You will receive a certificate with which you can send your tax return electronically without a signature. Authenticated submission is also supported by most commercial software products.

With the advance VAT return, the so-called transmission protocol is printed after successful transmission, which is intended as proof of electronic submission for your own records.

Founded a company or become self-employed?

From January 1, 2021, the tax number for your company must be applied for electronically using a tax registration questionnaire . Further information

Digital powers of attorney

You can submit powers of attorney electronically to your tax office. The power of attorney also includes the retrieval of data stored by the tax authorities (certificate retrieval). You can find further information on the various forms of power of attorney in the help section. Manage powers of attorney.

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