Gbooks vs WISO Steuer
Gbooks
gbooks.co.ukWISO Steuer
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| Figure | Gbooks | WISO Steuer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £10.42/mo | €3/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 6 |
| Spec score · Tax Software | 7.8 (#82) | 9.5 (#1) |
| Spec score · Personal Tax Software | 7.6 (#87) | 9.4 (#2) |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom | Neunkirchen, Germany |
| Security | Gbooks says sensitive data is encrypted with a key unique to each accountancy practice, connections to its central server are locked, and data is backed up daily to a second secure data centre. | Buhl says data is stored on its servers in Germany and transmission and storage use HTTPS and AES-256 encryption. |
| Support | The trial terms state that standard customer support is included during normal UK business hours, 9am to 5pm on business days. | The Vorteils-Abo includes a technical support hotline, and support requests can also be submitted through Buhl's ticket system. |
Plans
Gbooks
- Personal Tax — 25 Tax Returns£125 a year
- Personal Tax — 50 Tax Returns£225 a year
- Personal Tax — Unlimited£275 a year
- Partnership tax — 10 Tax Returns£125 a year
- Personal tax — 25 Tax Returns£125 a year
- Single company license — 1 Year Accounts & CT600£180 a year
- Partnership tax — Unlimited£195 a year
- Personal tax — 50 Tax Returns£225 a year
- Practice Plus — 25 Tax Returns, Accounts or VAT Returns£240 a year
- Personal tax — Unlimited£275 a year
WISO Steuer
- TestversionFree
- Vorteils-Abo€35.99 a year
- Einzelkauf€45.99, paid once
- TestversionFree
- Vorteils-Abo€35.99 a year
- Einzelkauf€45.99, paid once
In their own words
WISO Steuer
WISO Steuer guides people through preparing and filing German income tax returns. Users can photograph wage statements and receipts for automatic recognition, and the software updates an expected refund estimate as information is entered. With consent, it can retrieve tax data such as wage-tax information from the tax administration. SteuerGPT answers tax questions in natural language, while Tax Banking can retrieve and categorize transactions when connected to a finanzblick account. Completed returns are sent electronically to the tax office using the official ELSTER interface. One license allows up to five returns, and eligibility is limited to people with unlimited tax liability in Germany. The software is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. A free test version allows all functions to be tried, with payment requested when submitting a return. The Vorteils-Abo costs €35.99 a year and renews automatically each November; Einzelkauf costs €45.99 a month, billed as a one-time purchase for a tax year. Buhl says data is stored on servers in Germany and protected with HTTPS and AES-256 encryption in transit and storage.