Additionally for corporations
Return from the annual financial statements, with hidden profit distributions and loss carryforward.
Advance return and return including add-backs, reductions, and the trade tax base amount (Gewerbesteuermessbetrag).
Taxonomy-compliant transmission of the balance sheet and income statement (GuV) to the tax authorities.
Questions about tax filings
Do I need an ELSTER certificate?
Yes, you use your own certificate for transmission. It is stored once in your account, and after that all filings run through it. The instructions are in the documentation.
Does ZepDesk replace the tax advisor?
No, and we don't claim it does. ZepDesk prepares the filings and makes them auditable; the tax assessment stays with you and your firm. For collaboration, there is a dedicated tax advisor role.
What happens with a correction?
You create a corrected filing; the original is retained with a log. Nothing is overwritten.
The deadline cycle that ZepDesk keeps track of.
The advance return is created from your entries; the transmission goes to ELSTER with your certificate. Scroll through the quarter.
With the permanent filing extension, the dates shift by one month, and ZepDesk factors that in.
Send your first UStVA from ZepDesk.
Store your certificate, choose the period, check the code numbers, transmit.