On May 31 is the deadline for filing the tax return. Who wants to try and pay neither tax advisor, nor want to fill out the forms completely by hand, takes with software and online solutions a helpful alternative.
In the past had to taxpayers to dig through a pile of forms and all data laboriously enter manually. Today it is far faster at the computer – either with purchased software or the free Elster program financial management
time can be saved as by the pre-filled electronic tax returns.. Their basic idea is that the tax office some information, such as address, bank details or number of children present and others like income tax and health insurance are received electronically. To use it all,
How do you make your tax return?
“The IRS does not know anything” warns Markus Fischer of the Stiftung Warentest. Therefore, no one should simply hand the pre-filled statement, but to supplement it by the information, allow easy save taxes. “These are, for example, travel costs, expenses for child care or craftsmen.”
At Elsteronline.de you have to know what you are doing
Anyone who uses the software of the tax authorities, ” needs to know where the information to be made, “explains Fischer. “Elster does not help one in the tax return, whereas commercial software has this claim.” . As with the help apps insist their basic idea is, the user to ask the right questions
The fact that this difference can cost money, shows a test of the “Computer Bild” (issue 6/16): reader sat under the supervision of the computer and entered their tax data. “Allen reckoned Elster a lower tax refund than the commercial programs” summarizes “Computer Bild” editor André Hesel together the result. Another Magpie criticism: “Some data has been entered incorrectly due to lack of user guidance.” In addition, purchase programs pointed to packages around for Account Management -. Not Elster
Online solution is not intuitive
“Elster is not intuitive to use,” confirms “financial test” expert fisherman , Who is but already become sooner finished the forms come with Elster clearly and save time and paper. So fewer documents must be sent to the authority about transmission by electronic means. And if the digital statement has arrived in time to the tax office server, missing documents may also be submitted later.
Who’s afraid to bring electronic perhaps rashly false information on the way, can continue to print the completed with control software forms just read, think again about sleep and even proposed still personally at the tax office. Both can also be combined, explains André Hesel. The data could be sent digitally to the tax office without a certificate, and a compressed tax return on paper will be submitted later. However, in this case, not the electronic submission, but the receipt of the paper declaration to the tax office is crucial for the deadline.
Commercial or self should not Accountants renounce
comes to the skills of an accountant in the opinion of fishermen and Hesel even the best software can not zoom. Worthwhile the Consult the professionals is especially true when it comes to commercial or self-employment. Many homeowners who feed with a photovoltaic system power, is about not aware that this meant business income, says Anne Kathrin Wernsdorf, Speaker in Steuerberaterverband. And self-employed offers an accountant addition business advice.
“However, is considered by many workers that a tax advisor about the amount costs, he saves” says editor Hesel. “Anyone who is unsure what he is doing and write in need, can also contact a Lohnsteuerhilfeverein” adds Fischer. United are the two in another point: It is worthwhile almost always to make a tax return. For those who have it not yet convinced Fischer has a peace of mind: “If you voluntarily file a tax return, and there is still a payment, you can even withdraw.”
What control software costs
the price of the tax aid to the PC is approximately between 15 and 40 euros. Who wants to save that sum this year and once again use the program from 2015, will be disappointed. On the one hand respect the provider that they produced results can be characterized as a tax return in 2016 only with the current software.
Aside from giving it every year changes, which concern not only individual groups, but all taxpayers, stressed André Hesel of the “computer image”. With the making of the declarations of the job of the purchased software is not over yet, however: Many programs can analyze the electronic tax return. Discover errors, matching sample letters are provided for many individual cases that simple opposition to the tax office may be charged explains Hesel. “Some programs are more than 200.”
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