Which tax assessment notice is valid: paper or digital?
After processing your tax return, you will receive your tax assessment either by post (paper assessment) or digitally for retrieval.
Both versions are legally equivalent and binding.
Tax assessment by post
The paper assessment will be sent to you by post.
→ It is an official tax assessment and legally binding.
The digital tax assessment
Alternatively, the tax assessment can also be provided to you digitally (also referred to as a "DIVA assessment").
→ The digital tax assessment is also an official and legally binding assessment with the same effect as the paper assessment.
Important difference: Display in SteuerGo
In SteuerGo, so-called assessment data is displayed.
- This contains only selected information from the tax assessment
- It is used solely for the automatic comparison with your calculation
→ The display in SteuerGo is not a tax assessment and not legally binding.
What applies in case of doubt?
In the event of discrepancies between:
- the data in SteuerGo
- and your tax assessment
→ The official tax assessment from the tax office (paper or digital) is always decisive.
In summary
- Paper and digital tax assessments are legally equivalent
- Both are binding
- The display in SteuerGo is not an official assessment
- In case of differences, the tax assessment from the tax office always counts
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