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Your tax app, your language

Your German tax return,
in English.

Germany's tax system doesn't speak your language. Steuvo does — in 13. BZSt-certified, ELSTER-ready, and built for employees, expats, and cross-border workers.

Start your return — freeHow it works
ELSTER ready 13 languages 9 border countries 5 tax engines

See your estimated refund

Move the slider and see how much you could get back

Your inputs

€45,000
€15,000€200,000

Single

Your estimated refund

€1,057You get back
Already paid€8,071
Tax owed€7,149
Your refund€1,057

This is an estimate. Create an account for your exact calculation.

Get your exact refund — free

No credit card required · Takes 15 minutes

Three steps to your refund

01

Enter your details

Answer simple questions about your income, deductions, and personal situation. Available in 13 languages.

02

We calculate your tax

Our engine applies German tax law (§32a EStG) to maximize your refund. BMF-verified tariff, 44/44 tests passed.

03

Submit to the Finanzamt

One click to submit via ELSTER. Or print, sign, and mail. Your choice.

Built for your situation

Whether you work in Germany, just moved here, or commute across the border — we've got you.

Employee

Get your Lohnsteuer refund

ELSTER validated
All 6 tax classes
Splitting (Zusammenveranlagung)
Start as Employee

Expat

New to Germany? Get your full Grundfreibetrag

ELSTER validated
40+ DBA countries
Progressionsvorbehalt
Start as Expat

Cross-Border

Live in Germany, work in CH/LU/FR/AT/BE/NL/DK/PL/CZ

9 countries
Anlage N-GRE & N-AUS
DBA treaty handling
Start as Grenzgänger

Work across the border? Steuvo handles it.

No other English-language tax app supports Grenzgaenger and Grenzpendler filing for all 9 countries.

🇨🇭
Switzerland
Grenzgänger
N-GRE
Art. 15a DBA
🇫🇷
France
Grenzgänger
N-GRE
Art. 13 Abs. 5 DBA
🇦🇹
Austria
Grenzgänger
N-GRE
Art. 15 DBA
🇱🇺
Luxembourg
Grenzpendler
N-AUS
Art. 14 DBA
🇧🇪
Belgium
Grenzpendler
N-AUS
Art. 15 DBA
🇳🇱
Netherlands
Grenzpendler
N-AUS
Art. 15 DBA
🇩🇰
Denmark
Grenzpendler
N-AUS
Art. 15 DBA
🇵🇱
Poland
Grenzpendler
N-AUS
Art. 15 DBA
🇨🇿
Czechia
Grenzpendler
N-AUS
Art. 14 DBA

“Automatic Anlage N-GRE and N-AUS generation. Swiss Quellensteuer credit. Progressionsvorbehalt. DBA treaty handling. All 9/9 pass ELSTER validation.”

Anlage N-GREAnlage N-AUSQuellensteuerProgressionsvorbehaltDBA

Why expats choose Steuvo

File in 13 languages

English, Deutsch, Türkçe, Polski, العربية, Українська, Română, हिन्दी, தமிழ், తెలుగు, മലയാളം, 日本語, 中文

AI Tax Assistant

Ask questions in plain English. Get answers with §-references to German tax law.

Cross-border expertise

Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic.

ELSTER-certified submission

BZSt Hersteller-ID 04575. Submit directly to the Finanzamt.

Dark & Light mode

Because tax filing at midnight should be comfortable.

Built to German standards

Every calculation verified against the BMF tax calculator. Open about what we can and can't do.

Registered with the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern

€1,095
Average German tax refund
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt
13
Languages supported
EN · DE · TR · PL · AR · UK · RO · HI · TA · TE · ML · JA · ZH
9
Cross-border countries
CH · FR · AT · LU · BE · NL · DK · PL · CZ
04575
Hersteller-ID
BZSt approved

Simple, transparent pricing

Only pay when you're ready to submit. Try everything free first.

Free

€0forever

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What's included

  • Tax refund estimator
  • AI tax assistant (basic questions)
  • 13 languages (EN, DE, TR, PL, AR, UK, RO, HI, TA, TE, ML, JA, ZH)
  • Tax knowledge base
  • Dark & light mode
  • Full tax return wizard
  • ELSTER submission
  • Document upload
Most popular

Starter

€9.99/ tax return

Prepare your employee tax return with smart deductions.

Choose Starter

Everything in Free, plus

  • Full tax return wizard
  • Employee tax engine (§32a)
  • Smart deduction finder
  • Werbungskosten optimizer
  • Save & resume anytime
  • PDF export & preview
  • ELSTER submission

Premium

€19.99/ tax return

File directly to the Finanzamt. All tax situations covered.

Choose Premium

Everything in Starter, plus

  • ELSTER submission to Finanzamt
  • Expat & cross-border engine
  • Joint filing (Zusammenveranlagung)
  • Document upload & storage
  • AI assistant (unlimited)
  • 9 DBA country support
  • Priority email support
Coming soon

Professional — expert tax consultant review

Get your return reviewed by a certified German Steuerberater before submission. Perfect for complex situations and cross-border optimization.

Steuerberater reviewMulti-year filingPhone supportAudit help

Your data is safe

GDPR compliant
Full EU data protection. Your data never leaves Germany.
ELSTER-integrated
BZSt Hersteller-ID 04575. Direct Finanzamt submission.
Hosted in Germany
Hetzner data center, Nuremberg. No US cloud.
Encrypted data
TLS 1.3 in transit. AES-256 at rest.

All data processed in Germany (Hetzner, Nuremberg). GDPR-compliant. No data sold to third parties. BZSt-certified with Hersteller-ID 04575.

AI-powered

Have a tax question?

Our AI assistant knows German tax law. Ask anything — in any language.

Frequently asked questions

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130 days until the deadline (July 31, 2026)