Developer

• ERiC (ELSTER Rich Client)
• Interface descriptions
• Authorities
• Official forms
• Developer forum
• Developer meeting
• Applications and forms

Registration as manufacturer/developer

In order to participate in the ELSTER procedure as a manufacturer/developer of tax software, the following steps are necessary:

• Registration as manufacturer / developer carry out.

• Examination by the ICT department of the Bavarian State Tax Office as to whether the production of Software is intended.
• Access to the developer area is set up by the Bavarian State Tax Office.
  Access data will be sent by e-mail within a few days of registration.
• Download ERiC in the developer area with the access data.
  

• Apply for a manufacturer ID at Applications and forms

• Subscribe to the ELSTER newsletter. It provides information about changes and innovations in ELSTER that are important for development work.

ERiC from the perspective of the manufacturer/developer

ERiC provides a C library with interface specification. ERiC is provided free of charge by the tax authorities for integration into their own tax, financial and payroll accounting programs. ERiC checks the plausibility of the tax data and transmits it in encrypted form via a secure connection to the tax authorities' acceptance server. ERiC can create a PDF file if the acceptance server provides successful feedback.

ELSTER from the user's perspective

Simple operation is the main focus for the user when transferring control data. ERiC does not appear to the user. The development and provision of user-friendly interfaces for using the functionalities of ERiC is the task of the control software application.