ZDF WISO is a service magazine on the Second German Television, which reports weekly on economic and consumer topics - some of you are probably familiar with it. The program, which has been produced regularly since 1984, has a strong focus on finance and related consumer issues. To help viewers and other interested parties, ZDF WISO in cooperation with Buhl Data Service GmbH also offers extensive software packages at regular intervals.
I would like to introduce you to a program package in this post. It's about the software WISO taxthat one or the other might already be familiar with. The user-friendly program appears annually in a new edition and brings with it all possible and necessary forms and information sheets that are important for a tax return. There are also additional features that help with billing different cost items. The current version of WISO Steuer 2016 also brings something new with it. Of course, this is about the Mac version: WISO Tax Mac 2016.
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The features of WISO Steuer Mac 2016
The WISO software for the Tax return 2015 brings a wide variety of forms and features. For the sake of clarity, here is a list of the most important types of information that the program covers:
- Income tax return 2015
- VAT return 2015
- Trade tax return 2015
- Separate and uniform declaration of assessment 2015
- Income surplus 2015/2016
- Income tax reduction 2016
- Advance VAT return 2016
- Income tax registration 2016
- And much more
In addition, all types of income from non-self-employed and self-employed activities to capital and rental income to foreign income and income from agriculture, forestry or viticulture are covered. WISO Steuer 2016 for the Mac also offers the option of adopting the data from the previous year; even from the Windows version of WISO Steuer 2015.
Features that ELSTER does not offer
The German tax offices also have software on the market with which the tax return can be done on the computer. The ELSTER software is, however, the digital counterpart to the specialist language official. Or to put it another way: The ELSTER software is not very user-friendly and not really interested in conveying tax-saving options. With the programs from WISO, on the other hand, you notice that the software was not designed for the office, but for the consumer. So you can find in the package of WISO Tax Mac 2016 also modules for the exact calculation of the tax refund, the WISO tax saving aid, a “what if” analysis, the automatic generation of objections in the event of complaints and many other functions that benefit the user.
To support those who do the tax return, there are also some additional computers in the WISO tax software, which you will look for in vain at ELSTER. For example the logbook or a map on which you can measure routes in order to be able to bill them precisely. There is also a salary calculator for the years 2012 to 2016, an unemployment benefit calculator and various tax calculators for cars, for land and many more. Of course, the tax return created with the WISO software can also be submitted directly online to the ELSTER system or printed out in the correct form.
And another advantage of the WISO software: The Elster form is simply not available for the Mac. You can see which Elster products are supported on the Mac this table here remove:
Purchase of the WISO Steuer Mac 2016 software
The program package WISO Tax Mac 2016 you can either order it on a data carrier or download it from the Internet. Of course, such a well-established product has long been available in the world's largest online department store. Here you can find the different versions of WISO Steuer Mac 2016 at Amazon.
The user of WISO Steuer Mac 2016 is not left alone
The program is very clear and not as sterile as ELSTER. Pictures and even help videos guide the user from one step to the next and help wherever help is required. In total, the program package contains over 150 videos, a number of sample letters, help overviews and explanations of the individual points on the forms, as well as a comprehensive PDF manual. Regular updates are possible via the Internet.
Comments on the WISO Steuer Mac 2015 program
Of course, I have not yet been able to capture customer opinions on the current product. That's why I chose the previous version WISO Tax Mac 2015 looked around. And the average rating (4,1 out of 5 stars) spoke for itself. In addition to 46 times five stars and 14 times four stars, there were 5 times two and 8 times only one star. Three stars were awarded twice.
The one-star ratings were mostly aimed at the download, which the reviews said didn't work, as well as a case where the program crashed on the first test. An English rating with only one star indicates that the guarantee number (serial number) could not be found during the download - when the comment is edited later, the user notes that he has found the number and that everything is working now.
So the bad reviews don't necessarily have anything to do with the performance of the program or the ability to use WISO Tax Mac 2015 to complete the 2014 tax return. The much longer and more detailed five-star ratings show what the WISO program can do and that it matters.
Sarah F. means for example:
"On my MacBook, on which I have OS X Yosemite on it, this year's software runs just as well and stably as last year. The data could be imported easily by both me and my parents."
A top 100 reviewer by the pseudonym Online shoppers effect wrote a very long review, from which the conclusion can be read that the WISO software is one of the best ways to do your tax return. The user J. Muller knows that "Clear Buy recommendation“To put it in a shorter way.
So if you still have to tackle your tax return and don't like forms and technical jargon, you should get the Have a look at the WISO tax software for the tax year 2015.
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Jens has been running the blog since 2012. He acts as Sir Apfelot for his readers and helps them with technical problems. In his spare time he rides electric unicycles, takes photos (preferably with the iPhone, of course), climbs around in the Hessian mountains or hikes with the family. His articles deal with Apple products, news from the world of drones or solutions to current bugs.