Instead of WISO Steuer
WISO Steuer alternatives
WISO Steuer helps people prepare and submit German income tax returns, guiding employees, self-employed people, retirees, landlords, families and beginners. It can recognize photographed wage statements and receipts, update an expected refund while information is entered, answer questions through SteuerGPT, retrieve tax data with consent and categorize bank transactions through Tax Banking with a finanzblick account. Electronic filing uses the official ELSTER interface. A free Testversion lets users try all functions and pay when submitting; the Vorteils-Abo costs €35.99 per year, while Einzelkauf costs €45.99 for a tax year. One license covers up to five returns, and eligibility is limited to people with unlimited tax liability in Germany.
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H&R Block Online
by H&R Block OnlineFree plan WebiPhoneAndroidU.S. filers wanting audit support and broad income coverage — H&R Block Online adds investment-income support, audit support and U.S. state filing, unlike WISO Steuer’s German ELSTER focus.
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FreeTaxUSA
by FreeTaxUSAFree plan AndroidiPhoneWebFree U.S. filing with investment and rental income — FreeTaxUSA offers free-plan U.S. filing with investment income and rental support, but no WISO-style German tax workflow.
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Meu Imposto de Renda
by Meu Imposto de RendaFree plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3Free Brazilian filing across desktop and mobile platforms — Meu Imposto de Renda is free and supports investment, rental and self-employment income across web, desktop and mobile platforms.
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TurboTax
by TurboTaxFree plan WebU.S. filers wanting investment and rental-income support — TurboTax provides web-based U.S. filing with investment, rental and self-employment support, plus paid state filing.
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TaxAct
by TaxActFree plan WebU.S. filers seeking low-cost paid tiers — TaxAct combines a free plan with paid tiers from $44.99 and supports investment, rental and self-employment income.
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CloudTax
by CloudTaxFree plan AndroidiPhoneCanadian mobile filers wanting included state filing — CloudTax includes state filing, audit support and a free tier that permits $0 payment, unlike WISO Steuer’s German-only eligibility.
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TaxSlayer
by TaxSlayerFree plan AndroidiPhoneWebU.S. filers wanting free access and audit support — TaxSlayer offers free web and mobile access with audit support and investment, rental and self-employment coverage.
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SimpleFile
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UsTaxes
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Expatfile
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ProConnect Tax
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TaxSlayer Pro
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Readers may seek another service for a different tax jurisdiction, free filing, or support for investment income. WISO Steuer runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows, but its German eligibility rule still limits who can use it. When switching, compare self-employment, investment and rental-income support, mobile access, state-filing charges, audit assistance and pricing. Also consider whether you need WISO Steuer’s document recognition, live refund estimate, consent-based data retrieval, SteuerGPT and ELSTER transmission.