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Many employees had to swap their office for their home office due to the Corona pandemic. But what should employees in the home office pay attention to? For example, can consumers deduct the newly purchased office chair from their taxes? We have taken a closer look at the existing tax regulations.

For decades, we have been hearing that tax law should be simplified. And for decades, lawmakers have been promising corresponding changes. Hope is the last to die here as well. Sure, a lot is changing, and some things are being simplified along the way.

Many taxpayers often face the challenge of completing their tax return correctly and submitting it on time, hoping for a quick processing of their documents. In some situations, direct contact with the tax officials cannot be avoided. We have currently determined how satisfied taxpayers are with the work of the tax offices. For this, we have scrutinized all tax authorities in the 20 largest cities in Germany and analyzed over 2,600 customer reviews from 80 tax offices.

Due to personal experiences with the German tax return, Maciej Szewczyk and Maciej Wawrzyniak founded the Berlin fintech Taxando in 2017. With their product, they aim to fully digitalize the process and make it as time-saving and straightforward as possible. Taxando creates the tax return automatically in about 15 minutes. Users then immediately find out their estimated tax amount.

The first half of the year in Germany always means a busy phase for obligatory tax declarations.

In the past, tax returns were filled out on forms and sent by post to the tax office. Nowadays, thanks to ELSTER, it is easier and faster.

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