Overview
- Hessen’s tax offices have sent about 100,000 pre-filled income tax proposals, with a second mailing to bring the total to roughly 200,000 cases.
- Recipients can accept, reject, or edit the proposal by July 31, and thousands have already agreed, with about 80% confirming via the QR code.
- Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein, and Thuringia are adopting the same approach, lifting potential reach to around half a million people.
- Separately, the official ELSTER portal’s mobile app, MeinElster+, is slated to launch on July 1 with a one-click, pre-filled return for a limited group of single, childless employees and some retirees.
- Both the state letters and the app rely on data already reported to tax offices, so users should add any missing costs like higher work expenses or donations to avoid losing refunds.