My receipts suddenly say -"Signaturerstellungseinheit ausgefallen". What do I do?

Written by Jens B.

Last published at: March 13th, 2025

Your receipts no longer print a QR code, and instead the message "Signaturerstellungseinheit ausgefallen" appears?

First of all: don't panic on the Titanic! Technology isn’t always perfect, and the legislator understands this. You don’t need to interrupt your work or contact the Finanzamt every time there’s an outage. 

The outage lasted less than 48 hours

Good news! Regardless of your package, you don’t need to take further action except to print out the Nullbeleg at the end of the outage. You can find detailed information here: Der Nullbeleg - Wie drucke ich ihn aus? 

Remember to keep the Nullbeleg safe for your bookkeeping records. 

If you are unsure, refer to the Bundesministerium für Finanzen website for more details. 

The outage lasted longer than 48 hours

In this case, you'll need to submit a must send an "Ausfallmeldung für die Signaturerstellungseinheit" (in English, a failure report for the signature creation device). The steps depend on the fiskaltrust package you’ve purchased. If you can't remember which package you purchased, click here to find out: I forgot which fiskaltrust package I purchased. How can I find out?

I bought the Sorglos-Paket

Sit back—fiskaltrust takes care of everything for you! Just make sure you are online with your checkout is online within 7 days of the outage, and a QR code could be created to meet all deadlines. Also, print out the Nullbeleg at the end of the outage and keep it safe. 

Remember that the receipt will be printed automatically as soon as possible. In case no printer is available, the app will prompt you to print it later.

I have purchased the Basis-Paket

  1. Report failure 
    Log in to FinanzOnline.at and submit the Ausfallmeldung für die Signaturerstellungseinheit within 7 days after the 48-hour grace period expires. You can access full information here: Basis-Paket | Failure message for the signature creation device "Signaturerstellungseinheit ausgefallen" after 48 hours#LINK. Confirm the outage on portal.fiskaltrust.at
  2. Report recommissioning 
    Follow these instructions: Basis-Paket | Recommissioning the signature creation device #LINK and report it on FinanzOnline.at as soon as your receipts are signed with a QR code again, and confirm the recommissioning on portal.fiskaltrust.at.
  3. Print Nullbeleg 
    After recommissioning, the Nullbeleg will be printed out automatically. If it isn’t printed automatically, the orderbird app will remind you to print it manually via the yellow flashing bar at the top of the screen. All the details can be found here: Der Nullbeleg - Wie drucke ich ihn aus?.
    Keep the receipt safely for your bookkeeping.

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