The
only thing that citizens need to bring to the tax office to have their
mobile phone signature activated is an official photo ID, such as a
passport photo, and their mobile phone.
Mobile phone signature is one of the most secure methods available
for identification over the internet. It is a user-friendly,
fully-fledged citizen card with qualified signatures. It requires no
card readers or installations; just the Short Message Service (SMS) on
the mobile phone.
Upon activation, users may use a plethora of electronic services,
which meet the highest safety standards. These services include
application for certificates, information about pension and health
insurance, disability assistance, digital libraries etc. Users can even
legally sign documents such as contracts, receipts, cancellation notices
or forms electronically (in PDF format).
With the mobile phone signature citizens thus have access for their income tax assessment to FinanzOnline,
the electronic communication platform of the Austrian Public Finance,
from the convenience of their home, at any time and without queues.
A list of all mobile phone signature services, information on the
signature's use and other activation options (e.g. online, via SendStation.at) may be found on the mobile phone signature portal.
Background information
The Citizen Card contains a qualified electronic signature that makes
it possible to sign forms or contracts which normally require a
personal handwritten signature. It is available in many different
formats, since it does not depend on a particular type of technology and
does not require one specific type of card. In most cases, the carrier
medium is a chip card (such as the eCard) or a mobile phone (mobile
phone signature). It is essential that the citizen card contains a
qualified electronic signature and an identity link that contains the
associated security data and functions, as well as any data on mandates
which may have been granted.
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