Age protection required: Digitization excludes many taxpayers!
Age protection required: Digitization excludes many taxpayers!
A storm of outrage rises against the planned changeover of the Internet application Finanz-Online, which enables over 3 million Austrians to access their employee assessments. From October 2025, access will only be possible via a smartphone and ID Austria or special authenticator apps. The Pensioners' Association of Austria (PVÖ) sees a clear age discrimination in this measure. President Dr. Peter Kostelka warns that many older people and those without a smartphone are disadvantaged when submitting their tax returns. According to Kostelka, you have to request an L1 form to the tax office and then send it manually by post. This makes the recovery of tax credits considerably more difficult, such as Erhalten Sie täglich die neuesten Artikel aus der Kategorie Technologie.
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