AI prompts for your German tax return

Updated: 19 Oct 2026 · 6 prompts

AI can help you prepare and understand – it is not tax advice and can be wrong about current amounts. Check figures with official sources, your tax software or a tax adviser. Never paste your tax ID or IBAN.

Create a checklist of documents I need for my German tax return for [tax year]. My situation: [employee / self-employed], [single/married], [children], [rent/own home], [commute km], [home office days]. Group by form (Anlage N, Vorsorgeaufwand, Kind, …).

I am a [job] in Germany. List work-related costs (Werbungskosten) people in this job often forget to claim for [tax year], with the rule or allowance and what proof is needed. Mark anything you are unsure about.

For tax year [year] I worked [x] days at home and [y] days in the office, commute [km] one way. Explain how the home-office allowance and the commuting allowance work together and estimate the amounts. State the per-day and per-km rates you use so I can check them.

Explain this part of my German tax assessment (Steuerbescheid) in plain language and tell me where it differs from what I declared. I removed personal data.

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Draft a polite objection (Einspruch) against my tax assessment dated [date], tax number [leave as placeholder]. Reason: [what was not accepted and why it should be]. Mention the one-month deadline and attach-list. Keep it short and factual.

I am an employee in tax class [I/IV] with no other income. Explain when a voluntary tax return in Germany usually leads to a refund, how many years back I can file, and which 5 items matter most in my case: [short situation].

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