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CHECK24 Steuer
CHECK24 Steuer · Dortmund, Germany
What it is
CHECK24 Steuer is an online service for preparing income tax returns and submitting them digitally to the Finanzamt. It guides users through the filing process with questions and personalized tax tips, and offers an AI tax adviser in chat, AI tips, and an analysis that flags anomalies and likely tax-office questions. Users can photograph documents and receipts for automatic recognition and sorting, or retrieve tax data directly from the Finanzamt. A live refund estimate and more than 7,000 plausibility and tax-advantage checks help review a return. Completed returns are transmitted through the official ELSTER interface, with live processing status; the service also says it automatically checks the tax assessment notice. Users can transfer data from a prior year or another tax program. It supports employees, students, apprentices, pensioners, investors, landlords, and self-employed people, including returns involving self-employment, investment, or rental income. Web, Android, and iOS access are listed. The free plan costs nothing and covers preparation and digital submission.
For and against
For
- Free plan includes digital submission to the Finanzamt.
- Offers document capture and automatic value recognition.
- Returns use the official ELSTER interface.
- Supports web, Android, and iOS.
Against
- Some foreign-income situations are unsupported for tax year 2025.
- VAT-liable income is listed as unsupported for tax year 2025.
- Inheritance-tax relief is listed as unsupported for tax year 2025.
The verdict
CHECK24 Steuer combines guided preparation with digital filing, document capture, and review checks at no listed cost. Filers should check the stated scope limits, particularly if their tax situation involves unsupported cases.
Who it suits
CHECK24 Steuer may suit individual filers, including employees, students, pensioners, investors, landlords, and self-employed people. Its listed support includes self-employment, investment, and rental income.
Plans and prices
Free
Online tax-return preparation · Digital submission to the Finanzamt · Official ELSTER interface
Read 22 Sep 2026 · steuer.check24.de
CHECK24 Steuer
Steuererklärung vorbereiten und kostenlos ans Finanzamt übermitteln; keine versteckten Kosten
Read 12 Oct 2026 · steuer.check24.de
On the record
- AI tools
- The service offers an AI tax adviser in chat, personalized AI tax tips, and an AI risk analysis for anomalies and likely tax-office questions.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- App availability
- The CHECK24 app is available for iPhone and iPad, and its listing includes free tax returns with CHECK24 Steuer.apps.apple.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Assessment review
- CHECK24 Steuer says it automatically checks the tax assessment notice.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Checks and estimate
- It provides a live refund estimate and more than 7,000 plausibility and tax-advantage checks.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Data import
- Users can transfer data from a prior year or from their previous tax program.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Document capture
- Users can photograph tax documents and receipts for automatic recognition and sorting of values.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- ELSTER submission
- Tax returns are transmitted digitally to the Finanzamt through the official ELSTER interface, with a live processing status.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Guided filing
- It guides users through the return with questions and personalized tax tips, and says no tax knowledge is needed.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yessteuer.check24.de · read 22 Sep 2026
- Mobile access
- web_and_mobilesteuer.check24.de · read 22 Sep 2026
- Privacy and security
- The service says tax data is AES-256 encrypted, GDPR-compliant, stored in its own German data centers, and used only for the tax return, not advertising or other CHECK24 products.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Provider and headquarters
- CHECK24 Steuer is offered by Verbraucherportal Deutschland GmbH, whose listed registered office is Dortmund.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CHECK24 Steuer is an online service for preparing and submitting income tax returns to the tax office.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yessteuer.check24.de · read 22 Sep 2026
- Scope limits
- For tax year 2025, the program-scope page lists unsupported cases including VAT-liable income, some foreign-income situations, and inheritance-tax relief.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yessteuer.check24.de · read 22 Sep 2026
- Supported users
- The service describes itself as suitable for employees, students, apprentices, pensioners, investors, landlords, and self-employed people.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
- Tax data retrieval
- The service can retrieve tax data directly from the Finanzamt and transfer it automatically.steuer.check24.de · read 12 Oct 2026
