Registration with the nicht-persönliches Zertifikat (Non-personal certificate company tax number) is recommended for value-added tax/wage tax purposes. The persönliches Zertifikat (personal certificate) is sufficient for income tax purposes. Click on Infos und Registrierung (Infos and registration) under the heading ELSTERBasis the screen then expands downward and the following view appears: Please click on zur Registrierung (to registration).ģ Now click on: Schritt 1 : Angaben zur Person und gegebenenfalls Organisation (Step 1: Information on person and if necessary on organisation). 1 Short instructions on ELSTER basic registration Open Click on the left in the navigation column under the Produkte heading on ELSTEROnline Click on weiter zum ELSTEROnline- Portal (continue to ELSTEROnline portal) in the centre of the page a new window opens.Ģ Change from the Startseite (start page) to the registration page by clicking on Registrierung (Registration) under Öffentlicher Bereich (Public area).

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