Deadline for tax returns: Elster temporarily disrupted
Authentication on elster.de was temporarily disrupted. Anyone who has therefore submitted their tax return too late can inform the tax office.
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Some taxpayers failed to submit their income tax returns via the Elster portal yesterday, Sunday. The fault has been rectified, according to the Bavarian State Tax Office, which is responsible for electronic tax returns.
There may have been more attempts to submit an income tax return on Sunday, as today, September 2, marks the deadline for 2023 for those who do not receive tax advice. The office told heise online that a malfunction in a connected external authentication procedure had restricted the ability to log in with an ID card around midday.
Notify the tax office
At times, the following message appeared on elster.de: "There are currently problems logging in with the new ID card." The office did not say when the problem was resolved. This morning, it was possible to log in with an ID card without any problems. There were no further disruptions and the security and consistency of the data was guaranteed at all times.
Should anyone nevertheless have been prevented from submitting their declaration on time due to the disruption, the Bavarian State Tax Office recommends contacting the responsible tax office. They can then take the circumstances into account accordingly.
(anw)
