Frequently asked questions

Non-resident landlords: you live outside Germany and rent out one or two residential properties in Germany (Wohnungen, long-term, unfurnished or furnished). If you are a German tax resident, have multiple properties, or run short-term rentals (Ferienwohnung, Airbnb), the eligibility check will route you elsewhere.

No. We generate an ELSTER preparation report with every value mapped to the correct Zeile. You copy the values into ELSTER yourself with our step-by-step guide. You keep full control of your submission and never hand over your ELSTER certificate.

Yes — that is the core use case. The wizard assumes beschränkte Steuerpflicht (§49 EStG) by default and maps your figures for the correct lines of Anlage V. Your residence country and any DBA treatment stays your responsibility; the report is designed as an input to your final filing.

The MVP covers sole-owned, single-property cases. If you have 2+ properties or shared ownership, the eligibility check will flag your case as post-MVP and invite you to join the waitlist. We will not let you through with a case we haven't validated.

Anlage V Easy supports tax year 2025. Previous years (2023, 2024) will reopen as calibrated modules after the 2025 season closes. You can file up to four previous years in Germany (Festsetzungsverjährung), but each year has slightly different forms and we release them deliberately.

Your data is stored encrypted on an EU-hosted PostgreSQL. We do not collect ELSTER credentials. You can request deletion at any time; paid declarations are retained for the German fiscal record-keeping period so you can download them again if the Finanzamt asks.

You can re-enter the wizard and regenerate the preparation report for the same supported property and tax year at no extra charge. The €79 covers that preparation dossier and its exports; it does not cover a full German income-tax return or ELSTER submission.

The ELSTER preparation report (line-by-line Zeile mapping), the AfA depreciation engine under §7 EStG, the 15 % test for post-acquisition works (§6 Abs. 1 Nr. 1a EStG), WEG / Hausgeld handling per §9 EStG, and the step-by-step ELSTER submission guide — in English, French or German. One-time. No subscription.

Do not treat 80/20 as an automatic Finanzamt default. Use a defensible purchase-contract allocation when it reflects the real economic values, local land-value evidence, and the BMF Kaufpreisaufteilung work aid when needed. Anlage V Easy lets you enter the documented building share; it does not certify an arbitrary percentage.

Yes, if directly connected to the rental activity. You can deduct 0.30 €/km for car travel, or actual flight/train costs. Keep a log of trip dates and purpose. Purely personal trips are not deductible — mixed trips must be apportioned.

Small furniture under 952 € (including VAT) per item is immediately deductible as GWG (geringwertige Wirtschaftsgüter). Larger purchases are depreciated over useful life (typically 10 years for fittings). Major renovation within 3 years of purchase that exceeds 15 % of the building basis counts as anschaffungsnaher Herstellungsaufwand — depreciable, not immediately deductible.

A working PDF listing the applicable Anlage V Zeilen and the values prepared from your inputs. For the standard non-resident case, you open Hauptvordruck ESt 1 C in ELSTER, add Anlage V, review the mapping and enter the figures yourself. ESt 1 A is a separate option only if you qualify and apply under §1 Abs. 3 EStG.

No. Anlage V Easy is a software tool that prepares your Anlage V based on your inputs. It is not tax advice within the meaning of §3 StBerG. For complex situations (multi-entity ownership, inheritance, cross-border restructuring) consult a Steuerberater.

The Finanzamt may ask for supporting documentation. Keep the purchase contract, the documented building/land allocation, invoices and rental records behind the figures in your preparation report. You remain responsible for the filing and for answering any request.

Not in v1. Anlage V+N (vermietete Ferienwohnungen, gewerbliche Vermietung) requires additional logic around commerciality thresholds. We are building it for tax year 2026 — for now, stick with Anlage V.