How does the Lohnsteuer kompakt guide help me?

The free guide offers you quick and convenient access to several hundred pages of explanations, valuable tax tips, and data entry instructions. All information has been carefully compiled by tax experts.

There are several ways to access the relevant guide pages:

• During the tax interview: The guide texts relevant to the input page are displayed on the right side of the screen. Clicking on the title opens a new window with the respective text, which can be resized and moved. This allows you to see the entries to which the guide refers at the same time.

• Outside your personal area: You can also read all guide texts without being logged in. Click on FAQs or Tax Knowledge. The overview in the left column of the website shows the relevant section of the tax return. By selecting the year, you can find not only the most up-to-date information but also those relevant to the tax year of your return.
• By entering a search term: Simply use the search function at the top right of the website.

• Links within the texts: The guide texts contain references to the most relevant sections in other texts. Simply click on an underlined term to go to the respective page. There you will find further explanations and help on this term.