When registering with the OZG-RE, you create two accounts: a main account for your company (also known as the “OZG-RE account”) and a user account associated with that main account. Additional users may also be added to the main account. The user who carries out the registration automatically becomes the administrator of the main OZG-RE account. Registration should therefore only be done by a responsible member of the company.

There are two ways to register:

1. You can register via the login page of the OZG-RE website. This will create an OZG-RE account. On the login page, click “Create new user account” to open the registration page. There you must enter the required information and confirm that you accept the terms of use. You will then receive an email containing a link. Click this link to activate the new account. This completes the registration process. If your company already has an OZG-RE account, contact the account administrator and ask them to add you as a user.
2. You can register with “Mein Unternehmenskonto” (a user account based on the ELSTER tax software). This also gives you access to the OZG-RE. As part of the registration process you will be issued with an ELSTER organisation certificate. This is required in order to access the OZG-RE.

To register with “Mein Unternehmenskonto”, go to the login page of the OZG-RE website and click on “Register My Unternehmenskonto ”. Clicking this option will open ELSTER. Here you can switch the language to English and register for an ELSTER organisation certificate. Click “Next” and you will come to a page where you can enter your company information. Required fields are marked with an asterisk. Having entered all the required information and completed the registration process, you will receive your ELSTER organisation certificate, which allows you to sign into the OZG-RE.

To sign into the OZG-RE via “Mein Unternehmenskonto”, click on “Login with My Unternehmenskonto ”. Then enter in the field “Zertifikatsdatei ” the ELSTER organisation certificate (which you received when you registered) and enter your password in the field “Passwort” . Once you have confirmed that you agree with the forwarding of your personal data , you will be redirected to the OZG-RE.

Further information on registering with “Mein Unternehmenskonto” can be found on the FAQ page of the “Mein Unternehmenskonto” website (German only).

Yes! In order to be able to transmit invoices via OZG-RE, it is necessary to set up a company account.

Open the terms of use of the OZG-RE

Both registration and use of OZG-RE are free of charge for invoice issuers.

Please note that costs may be incurred by the user while using the OZG-RE platform, in particular for the provision, connection and operation of necessary software and hardware as well as for Internet use, which will not be reimbursed by the responsible parties (publisher and technical service provider) of the OZG-RE.

Open the terms of use of the OZG-RE

When registering for an OZG-RE account, you will need to provide at least the following information:

Company information:

• Company name
• Language
• Country
• VAT ID number
• Tax number

User information:

• First name
• Last name
• Language
• Email address
• Password

You will also need to accept the OZG-RE terms of use.

If your company already has an OZG-RE account, and the administrator just needs to add you as a new user, the following information is required:

• First name
• Last name
• Email address

If your company prefers to access the OZG-RE via “Mein Unternehmenskonto” (see the FAQ “How do I register to use the OZG-RE?”), the company information stored in “Mein Unternehmenskonto” (e.g. company address) will be automatically transferred to the OZG-RE. Since this method requires identification using an ELSTER certificate, your company information in the OZG-RE will be stored even more securely and accurately. There is also no need to enter your company information separately in the OZG-RE.

To register with “Mein Unternehmenskonto”, the following information is required:

Company information:

• Company name
• Country
• Tax number

Contact person:

• First name
• Last name
• Email address

User account details:

• Username
• Security question and answer

If you haven’t received an activation link, first check the spam folder of your email account. If there is no activation link there, please contact the help desk of the Bundesdruckerei at sendersupport-xrechnung@bdr.de and request a new link.

If your activation link has expired, please click on the expired activation link in your email. You will be redirected automatically to a web page where you can request a new activation link.

If you are unable to request a new activation link from the web page, please contact the help desk of the Bundesdruckerei at sendersupport-xrechnung@bdr.de to request a new link.