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# Manual ELSTER Register Report Explained for Meldefluss App

**The ELSTER register report explained: This is how you upload your XML file.**

When you create a register report with Meldefluss, you will receive one or more finished XML files that you can upload to the tax office via ELSTER. Here we show you step-by-step how it works.

###### Download XML File from Meldefluss - after the last step in the app, you can download the XML file directly.

|| 💾 👉 Save it somewhere where you can easily find it again (e.g., desktop).

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###### Open the ELSTER Portal - go to: [https://www.elster.de](https://www.elster.de)
1. Click on “Login” and log in.
2. Or create a user account if you don’t have one yet:
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###### Open the Form once you’re logged in:
1. Go to the “Forms & Services” menu.
2. Then click on “All Forms” and then “Other Forms.”
3. Search for: “Notification of electronic recording systems § 146a paragraph 4 AO.”
4. Open the corresponding form.
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###### Upload XML File
In the form, you will find the tab “XML Import.”
→ Select files.
→ Choose the XML file you received from Meldefluss.
→ Confirm the upload.

||| ⚠️ Important: Do not edit the file before uploading. It is already complete and correctly formatted.

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###### Submit and Confirm
After uploading, you can review the details and submit the report:
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Even easier - soon you can do that directly in the Meldefluss App!

| We are working on enabling the register report to be submitted fully automatically via an ELSTER interface in the future, without manual upload.