SteuerCloud@BW - The secure exchange platform of the audit services of the tax administration of the state of Baden-Württemberg

From the end of February 2022, the cloud solution SteuerCloud@BW will be available across the board in the Baden-Württemberg tax administration. SteuerCloud@BW is an exchange platform that enables citizens or their tax representatives and the audit services of the tax offices to exchange large amounts of data via a secure connection, regardless of hardware and operating system. The SteuerCloud@BW can be used in particular in the context of external audits or in criminal tax investigations and offers a location-independent, fast, secure and citizen-friendly alternative to the existing data transfer options. The SteuerCloud@BW is operated in the data center of the Baden-Württemberg tax administration and therefore meets the special requirements for tax confidentiality, data protection and data security.

In future, the auditors of the tax offices will refer to the possibility of this data transfer during external audits and other suitable use cases. Once agreement has been reached, the tax authorities will initiate all further steps such as sending the URL address of the SteuerCloud@BW server and the password transfer.

Applications, appeals or other correspondence will continue to be accepted only by post and via ELSTER or the (electronic) mailboxes of the tax offices - SteuerCloud@BW is not intended for this purpose.