- ELSTER, which stands for Elektronische Steuererklärung (electronic tax declaration), is Germany’s online tax office system. It’s designed by the Federal Central Tax Office to make filing taxes more convenient
- Gewerbesteuerbescheide can now be sent digitally via ELSTER
- Previously, the sending was only possible in paper form
- ELSTER allows for seamless transmission of business tax data
- Business tax assessments are human and machine-readable
- Digital process is intended to support municipalities in digitization
- Finance and Home Minister Albert Füracker praises the new function
- New digital business tax assessments are expected to save time and effort
- ELSTER is now also being used for municipalities in Germany
- Particularly large companies with operations in multiple municipalities will benefit
Source: haufe.de
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