Tax savings declaration 2022: Now free for short-time workers and newcomers
In 2020, the Corona crisis forced millions of Germans into short-time work for the first time. In order to mitigate the tax disadvantages of this wage replacement benefit, the software manufacturer Akademische Arbeitsgemeinschaft gave away its popular tax software to those affected last year – because they are obliged to submit a tax return. The new tax savings declaration 2022 for short-time workers is now available. With this you can also create the tax return for the year 2021 free of charge. COMPUTER BILD reveals how to get there.
The best tax programs
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WISO tax savings book 2022
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Very good advice
Suitable for all taxpayers
Value for money
boo
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Very good advice
Easiest operation in the test
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Restricted to self-employed
Lexware
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A lot of additional functions
Very many charges (5)
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General terms and conditions consumer-unfriendly
A bit limited for the self-employed
Academic Working Group
Tax savings declaration 2022
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A lot of additional functions
Suitable for all taxpayers
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Slightly few donations (3)
Few additional calculation functions
Lexware
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A lot of additional functions
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Slightly few donations (3)
Severely restricted for the self-employed
Academic Working Group
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A lot of additional functions
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Operation a bit cumbersome
Few duties (2)
forum
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Easy to use
Good advisory functions
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Privacy Policy consumer unfriendly
No form printing
smart tax
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Very many fees per license (5)
Good plausibility check
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Reference book severely restricted
No form printing
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Privacy Policy consumer unfriendly
Poor plausibility check
Complete list: The best tax programs
Short-time work requires a tax return
Short-time work is a crisis instrument that the state uses to help companies maintain jobs that are at risk. In that sense, that’s a good thing. For those affected, short-time work brings tax disadvantages in addition to salary losses: Wage replacement benefits such as short-time work benefits are tax-free, but increase the tax rate (“progression proviso”) for the remaining income. And as with unemployment or parental benefits, it automatically leads to compulsory assessment: Anyone who received more than 410 euros in short-time work benefits in 2021 must until August 1, 2022 submit a tax return to the tax office.
Free tax savings declaration for short-time workers
If you have not yet prepared a tax return, do not know a tax consultant or are a member of an income tax association, the best thing to do is to use commercial tax software. The tax savings declaration of the Academic Working Group has been one of the best products for many years and guides employees and the self-employed safely through the jungle of numbers and paragraphs. In the tax program test 2022/2021, the program took fourth place with the grade “good” (1.8).
Tax savings declaration for short-time workers
Employees who received short-time work benefits in 2021 and therefore have to submit a tax return for the first time will also receive the new tax savings declaration 2022 for free and can save around 30 euros for the purchase. The manufacturer has set up a special download page for calling up the program. Simply enter your name and e-mail address there to secure the free offer. You will then receive a personal activation code and a download link for the software. On the website you will also find a free e-book on the subject of taxes and Corona, as well as a short-time work calculator, which you can use to calculate the expected tax impact of short-time work.
Tax savings declaration 2022 (trial version)
Also free for beginners
Apprentices, students and young professionals Incidentally, up to 28 years of age have long received the tax savings declaration free of charge, provided they have an annual income of less than 25,000 euros. The free version is available on the steuerhelden.de website. And also with that trial version With the tax savings declaration, you can calculate your tax free of charge – you only pay if you want to submit the declaration to the tax office. This is the zero-risk solution for all “voluntary” taxpayers who are not required to file a tax return. If the program predicts an additional payment, simply uninstall it again and forget the whole thing. If it calculates a refund, buy it afterwards and submit the declaration with it – your entered data will be retained.
The best tax tricks 2022/2021
The best tips for saving taxes
Since the pandemic again banished millions of employees to the home office in 2021, the next tax return will bring many a big minus on the daily commute to work – keyword commuter allowance. In return, the federal government sets the so-called Home office flat rate and also introduced the new one for the 2021 assessment period mobility premium one that encourages low-income earners. You can find this and other information in the tax tips 2022/2021.