Steuerbot vs WISO Business

Steuerbot guides people through preparing and digitally submitting an income tax return to the tax office. Its chat asks straightforward questions and offers added explanations when needed. A prefilled return transfers important tax data into the case for the user to review and confirm. Refund calculation is always free; submitting the return costs €39.99, paid once. A pay-later option has an individual offer, with fees due after the tax refund arrives. Steuerbot supports investment and rental income, but does not support income from self-employment, commercial operations, or agriculture and forestry. It names employees, civil servants, pensioners, and trainees as users for tax returns, and students and school-based trainees for loss carryforwards. The service is available through browser, iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows. Users can contact support in the app; the maker says trained tax experts respond within 24 hours. Steuerbot says it follows GDPR requirements, transfers data over encrypted HTTPS/SSL connections, and submits tax data through the official ELSTER interface. It says its servers are in Germany and that it retains data for five years after submission for tax office queries.

WISO Business is cloud-based software for invoices, payments, and handling income and expenses for tax returns. Its Gratis starten plan is permanently free and includes unlimited classic and electronic invoices, receipt scanning with a digital archive, online payments in invoices, and a real-time business overview. Paid plans add the listed tax functions: transferring income and expenses into a tax return, online tax submission, and a pre-check. Upgrade für WISO Steuer-Nutzer costs €63 per year, while Komplettpaket: WISO Business + WISO Steuer costs €99 per year. Both paid plans include the free plan features and the same stated tax functions. Reconciliation automation and an audit trail are also listed. WISO Business is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The choice between the two paid plans therefore comes with different annual prices, while their described included features match.