It contains your entered data – securely encrypted – and is your "electronic signature". The so-called certificate, a file, was generated during the activation process. Screen is not shown here), you can log in for the first time. This is a 12place combination of numbers and letters, followed by your chosen short name as aĪfter you have then given yourself a password (please note it, the corresponding entry The letter (not shown here) with the heading "Aktivierung Ihres Benutzerkontos imĮLSTER-Online-Portal (Activation of your user account at the ELSTER Online Portal)"Ĭontains your Aktivierungs-Code (activation code) in the centre of the text. Your tax authorities prior to the expiration of the 14 days. Help for entering the data that follows now is provided atĪ sending confirmation then appears on your screen (not shown here) with the headingĪ few seconds later you will find an e-mail in the e-mail mailbox you have specified (a socalled confirmation e-mail shown here as an excerpt).
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The further registration process is identical for both types of certificates. Please have yourĬompany tax number ready for registration! Number) is recommended for value-added tax/wage tax purposes. Registration with the nicht-persönliches Zertifikat (Non-personal certificate company tax The persönliches Zertifikat (personal certificate) is sufficient for income tax purposes. Short instructions on ELSTER basic registrationĬlick on Infos und Registrierung (Infos and registration) under the headingĮLSTERBasis the screen then expands downward and the following view appears: