Lohnsteuer kompakt
Employee-focused tax return from forium, hosted in Germany
Key data
| Company | forium GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Personal Tax Filing Apps |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Germany (EU) |
| Data Location | Germany (home page states "Hosted in Germany") |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | 25-minute return, IntelliScan receipt capture, data import, mobile app, pages for students, police and pensioners |
| Pricing | Free test, pay at submission; price list not read (pricing page not found) |
| Best For | German employees who want an established brand with independent recommendation |
| Replaces | TurboTax |
Full review
Lohnsteuer kompakt is a tax return product of forium GmbH, Kantstraße 13, Berlin, the same company that runs SteuerGo. The home page describes it as the online tax return, hosted in Germany.
The pages state a Finanztip recommendation dated April 2026 and more than 42,000 reviews at Trusted Shops.
What does Lohnsteuer kompakt promise?
Lohnsteuer kompakt promises a return in 25 minutes without paperwork, with data import and receipts captured by IntelliScan. The site states an average refund of EUR 1,440, which is a marketing figure.
Which price applies?
The site states that users can test free and anonymously and pay only at submission. The pricing page we requested returned a not-found page, so no price figure is shown on the pages we read.
Lohnsteuer kompakt and SteuerGo
Lohnsteuer kompakt and SteuerGo share the operator forium GmbH and similar text. For a user leaving TurboTax, the choice between them rests on brand and interface rather than on a listed difference in features.
Dedicated pages cover students, police officers and pensioners.
Where it falls short
Lohnsteuer kompakt files German returns only and no price table is visible on the pages we read. It shares its operator and wording with SteuerGo, so the two are not independent options. No expert-prepared filing tier is listed.
Best suited to users of Lohnsteuer kompakt
German employees, students, police officers and pensioners who like a brand with outside recommendations and want German hosting.
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Home page states "Hosted in Germany"
- Anonymous free test
- Pages for students, police and pensioners
- Operator named with register entry
- Finanztip recommendation stated (April 2026)
Cons
- Price not shown on the pages we read
- Same operator and text as SteuerGo
- No expert filing tier listed
- Germany only
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Home page states "Hosted in Germany"
- Anonymous free test
- Pages for students, police and pensioners
- Operator named with register entry
- Finanztip recommendation stated (April 2026)
Cons
- Price not shown on the pages we read
- Same operator and text as SteuerGo
- No expert filing tier listed
- Germany only
Alternatives to Lohnsteuer kompakt
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Questions buyers ask
Yes, for German taxpayers. It is operated by forium GmbH in Berlin and hosted in Germany according to its home page.
They are separate brands of the same operator, forium GmbH, with very similar wording and features on their home pages.
Yes. The site offers a free anonymous test and states you pay at submission.