How do I enter my tax details?

In the central area "Enter data" of Lohnsteuer kompakt, your information for the tax return is recorded using the tax interview. The interview compiles the relevant questions by topic and guides you step by step through the pages of your tax return that are relevant to you.

At the beginning of the tax interview, you can make the most important settings (e.g. types of income) to enter your tax data afterwards. Once you have selected all the items that apply to your tax situation, click "Next".

The individual sections of the tax return are clearly structured in a hierarchy and can be easily accessed via the navigation tree. In this process, higher-level pages can have a direct impact on lower-level pages and, for example, show or hide them.

The individual interview pages contain input fields that you fill in with your data. Certain entries will cause additional sections to be displayed. It is not necessary to fill in all the displayed input fields immediately; you can complete your entries later before submitting the tax return.

Once you have completed a page, click the "Next" button at the bottom right of the page to proceed to the next step. You do not need to save your entries yourself: as soon as you leave an input field, it is automatically saved in the background without disturbing you.

You can return to the previous page in the interview structure by clicking the "Back" button; the order in which you accessed the pages is not taken into account.