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Simplified online tax return for pension & retirement: Tax guide from the Federal Ministry of Finance guides you through the 2021 assessment year

Berlin, March 1, 2022
The simplified, pre-filled online tax form for people in retirement is now available for the 2021 assessment year. The “Steuerlotse” was developed by the federally owned digitization unit DigitalService in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Finance. It is free to use and is aimed at retirees without additional income.



About DigitalService

As the central digitalization unit of the German federal government, DigitalService has set itself the task of sustainably advancing the digitalization of Germany and establishing agile software development and user-centered design as the standard in public administration.

Together with the federal administration, it develops user-centered digital services that measurably improve the interaction between individuals and the state. Through the Tech4Germany and Work4Germany fellowship programs, the in-house unit brings external digital experts and change experts to the federal ministries for several months to experience the benefits of new working methods and improve the implementation of digitalization projects.

DigitalService was established as a federally owned limited liability company in October 2020 and is wholly owned by the federal government. It emerged from the non-profit start-up 4Germany, which was founded in 2019.

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Pamela Krosta-Hartl