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ELSTER
Abbreviation for Elektronische Steuererklärung
In short and in plain language
ELSTER is an online portal of the German tax offices.
You file your tax return there.
You can also fetch notices from the tax office there.
Definition
ELSTER is the online portal of the German federal and state tax authorities. Through the My ELSTER user account, businesses and individuals file tax returns and tax declarations and can retrieve tax office assessments electronically.