

The letter (not shown here) with the heading "Aktivierung Ihres Benutzerkontos im ELSTER-Online-Portal (Activation of your user account at the ELSTER Online Portal)" contains your Aktivierungs-Code (activation code) in the centre of the text. Please refrain from enquiring with your tax authorities prior to the expiration of the 14 days. Please wait now until you receive the activation code and the remaining information for registration (for security reasons by letter). It contains the initial information on your further registration steps. After clicking, you will receive an (a socalled activation mail, shown here as an excerpt). In it the fiscal authorities ask you to confirm the receipt of the by clicking on the link that then follows. A sending confirmation then appears on your screen (not shown here) with the heading "Your confirmation is underway".ĥ A few seconds later you will find an in the mailbox you have specified (a socalled confirmation shown here as an excerpt). Please enter the letters and/or numbers that appear there and click on Weiter (Continue) again.to send the registration data to the fiscal authorities with Absenden (Send). After clicking Weiter (Continue), a new window appears (not shown here so-called security test). Help for entering the data that follows now is provided at (only in german).Ĥ Please fill in the personal data and the security query. Please have your company tax number ready for registration! The further registration process is identical for both types of certificates.

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).
