Lock or unlock electronic wage tax deduction features for employees
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Steuern und Abgaben
Procedure
If you would like to make use of your right to block the employer retrieval or if you would like to have the blocked employer retrieval reactivated, please inform your responsible tax office:
Online via the ELSTER portal:
- You can submit the declaration to the tax office online via ELSTER.
- ELSTER is a barrier-free and platform-independent access to the electronic services of the tax administration.
- You need a certificate for the electronically authenticated transmission. You will receive this following your registration on ELSTER.
- Please note that the registration process can take up to 2 weeks.
Written application:
- Complete the form "Application for income tax reduction and for income tax deduction features". You can find the application form under "Further information" - "Forms".
- For the declaration, you must also complete the "Anlage elektronische Lohnsteuerabzugsmerkmale (ELStAM)" (electronic wage tax deduction features attachment) contained there.
- Complete the application on the electronic terminal or print it out by hand and sign it.
- Send the application with attachments by post to your local tax office.
