The tax administration is taking a further step towards electronic communication with citizens in the country.
From now on, if you want to notify your tax office of a change to your bank details or set up a direct debit authorization (SEPA direct debit mandate) for your tax payments, you can do this by sending an authenticated message to My Elster. The previously required written submission by post with a handwritten signature is no longer necessary in these cases. Instead, complete the form electronically and send it to your local tax office as a miscellaneous message in My Elster.
This saves you having to print out, sign and send the required forms by post. This is a further step towards paperless communication with your tax office.