Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cost advance was paid in time when the bank transmitted the payment by EZAG on the last day but with a later value date
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. For timeliness, the bank or Post must act within the filing period; a mere bank payment order does not suffice, and the EZAG transfer was completed too late.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 21 VwVG, the relevant act must reach the Post or authority by the deadline. For EZAG payments, the electronic data must be handed to the Post by the last day and the chosen value date must still fall within the deadline. Here, the bank forwarded the order on 30 May 2002 with value date 3 June 2002, so the payment was late.