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So far I have always created my tax return with Elster, but I was always faced with the question:
- Which control software is right for me and how I can without tax advisor to better understand and optimize my explanation?
- The tax return must be created already complicated enough can give me a software that really help or make it more complicated?

And then Focus Money (Bulletin February) also compared various control programs and WISO Steuer ranked No. 1. Accordingly, I have decided on the winner. Although the costs are manageable, I wanted the software does not directly buy and looked for alternatives and found a free alternative to the test.

Please proceed as follows:
a) Go to the WISO page and download the software (about 570 MB) free of charge
b) WISO allows the software to test for free: Give this place the following code: "TSP2015"
c) You can) use the full scope of services almost (except the delivery, transmission, etc.. This allows access to a perfect overview whether they consider the program useful or not.
d) a trial basis to create your tax return
f) If you like it you buy, for example, the download version of Amazon, and enter the registration code and animal you all functions available
g) Alternatively, you can transfer the data manually in Elster and waive the purchase of software

=> Note: The document retrieval from the tax office to work in the trial version!

To make it short, I have invested the money and will probably also in the years to create my tax return with this program.

Furthermore, the manual for the versions as pdf download is available. There one also gets a perfect insight into functions incl. Graphics and screenshots of the surfaces ...

Now for the features of the program, which I liked very well:
- It can also install uninstall (without annoying residues) simply
- It regularly updates
- The program is clearly designed (Left side navigation, the middle input area, right side
Help information in text and video)
- On for newcomers easy to use
- The document retrieval from the tax office and the pre-fill the tax return went smoothly and was easy
- The interview mode guides the user step by step through the tax return
- It is also a means of including tips displayed for each field.
- In one corner you can see directly the amount that will be refunded according to program calculation
- There is a "simulation mode". Who mode aktivieret can simulate changes, reject or in the
Take over declaration
- The entries are checked directly or can be full checked / plausibility at the end
- After the data acquisition program are targeted tips to save taxes. For this, the inputs are analyzed
(Eg employee's allowance has not yet been reached. Display advertising costs)

An absolute plus point for me ... the colored lights helps optimize:
- Green: control lowering
- Yellow: limit has not been reached
Ausgerzeit red = All -

From functional probably more than most need (program for determining the optimum tax bracket, revenue, expenditure account etc.) The good thing is that you all that one can not turn interested in the beginning after the program start directly. The revenue / income statement can be very useful and a cost-effective alternative for businesses kleibe well.

Furthermore, the 2015 version provides probably some innovations that SteuerApp, which can be installed free of charge for Android and iOS. One use via web browser is also possible. For this, the data will be kept at the web server of the manufacturer. Although it certainly is fun to refund at any time to have in mind, I see no advantage from a tax perspective. Maybe it's interesting for the revenue / income statement. For me, for privacy but no benefit ....
Although other vendors have not yet this feature, in my opinion it was made for the future. In a few years, the creation of a tax return (As in other countries) will possibly be so simple, since all data are already available to the tax office that you can do it on a tablet.

The disadvantage I find that you can not import the tax returns that have been created with Elster. Accordingly, a data transfer from the previous year is only possible if you have the software used in the previous year.

PS Even if they choose not to software. For document retrieval from the tax office you should log definitely the a pre-completed tax return is already a great thing. Who then enters his advertising costs already much of his explanation ready. By "pre-completed tax return (VAST)" to data that has been reported to the tax office electronically, are imported into the tax return and then no longer have to be entered manually. Via Elster is then communicated the final tax return electronically to the tax office. This is supported by tax WISO passbook even in the trial version

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