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TAXMAN vs WISO Steuer

TAXMAN

taxman.de

WISO Steuer

buhl.de

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FigureTAXMANWISO Steuer
Price from€34.90/mo€3/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
Plans published46
Spec score · Tax Software7.5 (#104)9.5 (#1)
Spec score · Personal Tax Software7.6 (#86)9.4 (#2)
Free planNoNo
HeadquartersFreiburg, GermanyNeunkirchen, Germany
PurposeTAXMAN guides users through preparing a German tax return and supports electronic submission to the tax office via ELSTER.WISO Steuer guides users through preparing and submitting German income tax returns.
SupportTAXMAN offers online support and a customer forum, plus free weekday telephone lines for order questions, technical help, and application advice.The Vorteils-Abo includes a technical support hotline, and support requests can also be submitted through Buhl's ticket system.
System requirementsThe listed requirements include German 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11, internet access, a current browser, product activation, a 2 GHz processor, and 2 GB RAM.The desktop editions require Windows 10 or 11, or macOS 12 Monterey or newer, 3 GB disk space, 4 GB RAM, 1280×800 graphics and internet access.

Plans

TAXMAN

  • TAXMAN 2026€34.90 a month
  • TAXMAN professionalPrice not published
  • TAXMAN 2026€34.90, paid once
  • TAXMAN professional 2026€172.43, paid once

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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

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TAXMAN

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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.

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