Photovoltaic system / heat pump, do you have 2 meters?

Hello everyone,

small question:
The system has been running since mid-August. I still have 2 meters that were somehow newly switched.
Now I am just dealing with the preliminary VAT return. Unfortunately, I don’t quite understand it. I have not yet received a contract for the feed-in tariff from the energy supplier. It's running, but it's dragging on. Without this contract and the figures contained in it, I can’t do the preliminary VAT return yet, right? How do you proceed here?
Does anyone perhaps have a document on hand that explains the topic generally in an easy way?
Regards

Good morning, we had the same problem last year. We simply declared zeros everywhere, and that was fine. I had a phone call with the tax office and they told me so. Later, when we received the first invoice from the electricity provider, we simply paid the surplus afterward.
We had to submit it monthly for the first few months, now quarterly.
Regards

Have you actually registered the self-employment activity yet and received a tax number (or the indication that your private tax number should be used)?

You can already determine your own consumption. You know the production quantity and can read the feed-in at the meter. Otherwise, just enter something (although, honestly, you can also enter €0 and settle everything at the end of the year).
Have you already reclaimed the VAT on the purchase?
You post the provider's billing in the month the amount was received (cash accounting / taxation based on received payments), google it)
In the following year, you submit an informal application to completely waive advance VAT returns due to low turnover. Then you only have to do the annual VAT return.

Yes, I have received a changed tax number. It should not be done monthly but quarterly. Then I will first declare 0€ and hope that is okay. No one is ever reachable by phone. I have already sent several emails requesting a callback and my number. Difficult..... I have to explicitly deal with [Elster] again. I find it very difficult to handle such things :) I will get the paid VAT on the equipment back, right?

Yes, simply declare the VAT paid and you will get it refunded. The first time or if the amount is unusual, receipts will probably be requested. Get the Elster certificate in advance. There are also tools that help with photovoltaic taxes. For example, the Steuersparerklärung in the Plus version can do that.

I already have the certificate. I have also tried to fill out the form.....but I am not quite managing....

And do not sign any contract for feeding in. It is not necessary, as the supplier is obligated to purchase the electricity.