DE Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung (ELSTER)
German wage tax return (Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung) worksheet: Anmeldungszeitraum, Kennzahlen nach amtlichem Vordruck (KZ 42 LSt, 41/44 pauschale LSt, 49 Soli, 47/61/62 Kirchensteuer), Berichtigung, ELSTER-ready export
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The wage tax return as a worksheet for your ELSTER filing
Filing period from last year's wage tax, the Kennzahlen of the official form, corrections, PDF and CSV
Collect the wage tax, Soli and church tax of the period per employee or group and let the app build the Kennzahlen of the official Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung form: regular wage tax, flat-rate wage tax, § 37b, Soli, flat church tax and church tax by denomination, total amount and number of employees. The filing period follows from last year's wage tax and the editable thresholds of § 41a EStG. You file through your own ELSTER access; the app gives you the figures, a printable worksheet and a CSV.
Key features
Filing period
Monthly, quarterly or yearly from last year's wage tax and the threshold record valid for the year; thresholds are editable.
Lines per employee or group
Wage tax per line with type of withholding (regular or flat rate § 40, § 40a, § 37b), tax class, federal state and denomination.
Soli and church tax suggestions
Soli and church tax per line are suggested from the wage tax and the state rate and can be overwritten with the figures of your payroll.
Kennzahlen of the official form
KZ 42, 41, 44, 33, 45, 48, 49, 47, 61, 62, further denominations, 83 and 86 are aggregated from the lines.
Flat church tax in one sum
Church tax on flat-rate wage goes into KZ 47 as one sum.
Corrections
A corrected return refers to the original return of the same period and shows the difference of the total amount.
Church tax rates
Rates per federal state, 8 % in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg and 9 % elsewhere, editable.
Worksheet and CSV
Printable worksheet in the order of the form and a CSV with the Kennzahlen for your ELSTER software.
Screenshots
Odoo 19.0 with German interface and the data of Brinkmann Haustechnik GmbH, Hannover; the screens are the same in Odoo 18.0 and 20.0.
1. Returns
July to September 2026 and the corrected August return.
2. Kennzahlen
September 2026: the Kennzahlen aggregated from the lines.
3. Wage tax lines
Employees by tax class and denomination, plus the flat-rate lines for § 40 and § 37b.
4. Corrected return
The corrected August return with reason and reference to the original.
5. Church tax rates
Church tax rate per federal state.
6. Printed worksheet
The worksheet with the Kennzahlen in the order of the form.
Why this app
✓ The figures of the form in one place before you open ELSTER.
✓ The filing period is derived, not guessed.
✓ Corrections keep their link to the original return.
✓ No transmission from Odoo: you keep your own ELSTER certificate.
Get started
Return
Create the return with year and last year's wage tax.
Period
Determine the filing period.
Lines
Enter the wage tax per employee or group from payroll.
Kennzahlen
Aggregate, print the worksheet and file in ELSTER.
Questions
Does the app send the return to ELSTER?
No. It prepares the figures; you file with your own ELSTER software and certificate.
Does it compute wage tax from gross pay?
No. It aggregates the wage tax your payroll produced. For a calculation per tax class see the Lohnsteuer-Rechner app.
Auf Deutsch
Die App bildet aus den Lohnsteuerdaten des Zeitraums die Kennzahlen der Lohnsteuer-Anmeldung nach amtlichem Vordruck, ermittelt den Anmeldungszeitraum nach § 41a EStG und führt Berichtigungen.
- Anmeldungszeitraum aus der Vorjahres-Lohnsteuer und editierbaren Schwellenwerten
- Lohnsteuer-Zeilen je Arbeitnehmer oder Gruppe mit Art des Abzugs, Bundesland und Konfession
- Kennzahlen KZ 42, 41, 44, 33, 45, 48, 49, 47, 61, 62, 83 und 86
- Berichtigte Anmeldung mit Bezug auf das Original und Differenz
- Arbeitsblatt als PDF und CSV für die eigene ELSTER-Abgabe
Specifications
- This page: Odoo 19.0 (also available for Odoo 18.0 and 20.0), Community and Enterprise
- License: OPL-1
- Languages: German (interface)
- Depends on: base
- Filing: no transmission from Odoo; you file with your own ELSTER access
- Author: Pokutsoft, pokutsoft.com
- Support: support@pokutsoft.com
Update date: 2026-10-30 · Version: 19.0.1.0.18
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