In this article, we will show you how to approve your tax returns in the smarta WebApp. We can only submit your tax returns to the tax office after your approval.
Follow the steps below to review and approve your tax returns for submission:
1. Log in to your smarta WebApp
Open the smarta WebApp and sign in with your credentials.
2. Go to the 'Tax advisory' section
Click on the 'Tax advisory' section in the menu.“
3. Select the tax year
Click on the "Tax declaration for [year]" title for the year you want to approve your tax returns. Then, click on "Approve declarations."
4. Select the attachment to approve
Click on the attachment you want to approve.
Note: If you are self-employed as a freelancer, you do not need to submit a "Gewerbesteuererklärung". Therefore, this attachment will not be available for approval.
5. Preview the tax return
Click on the document icon to open the preview of your tax return.
Tip: In the preview, you can download the tax return for your records. Simply click on the download icon.
6. Review the tax return and approve or reject it
After reviewing the tax return, close the preview by clicking the "x" in the top right corner. You can now either approve or reject the tax return.
7. What to do if you find an error or have a question?
Click on "Decline".
Write us the reason for the rejection.
Click on "Confirm."
We will get in touch with you to address your questions and comments.
8. Everything good? Submit tax return
If everything is correct, click on "Next" to release the tax return for submission to the tax office.
9. Sign the tax return
Sign in the signature field.
Note: Don’t worry if your signature doesn’t look perfect – it’s just to confirm that you agree with the submission of the tax return to your tax office.
10. Release tax return
After you have signed, click on "Release."
Note on the income tax return
If you are filing jointly with your spouse: Do you have consent to submit from your partner? Please note that we cannot submit the joint income tax return without your partner's consent. Select "No" if we should only submit the tax return for you.
If you have selected "single" as your marital status, please select "No."
Done! 🎉
After you have released all the tax returns, we will submit them to your tax office. We will contact you as soon as we receive the tax assessment from the tax office.
Please note that processing of the tax returns at the tax office may take up to 12 weeks, depending on the federal state. So, please be patient – we will get in touch as soon as we receive any updates from your tax office.
Important note for clients who discontinued the tax service this year:
The tax assessments will be sent directly to your home, as we no longer have authorization at your tax office after the termination of the tax service.
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Further questions?
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