Prepare an employee's annual income tax return in Germany: whether filing is required or worthwhile, which forms apply, the documents to gather, the deductions commonly missed, and a walkthrough for the official online portal. Use when asked wie mache ich meine Steuererklärung, do I have to file a tax return in Germany, what can I deduct as an employee, Werbungskosten checklist, or help me prepare my ELSTER return. Produces a filing verdict, a form list, a document checklist, a deductions worksheet with the evidence for each, deadlines, and questions for a tax adviser. Preparation help, not tax advice.
“Muss ich eine Steuererklärung abgeben? Ich war drei Monate in Elternzeit.”“What can I deduct as an employee who works from home three days a week?”“Make a checklist of documents for my German tax return.”“Is it worth filing voluntarily for the last three years?”“Run this skill in your browser: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/de-steuererklaerung-prep.html”
What to give it
▸Tax year, and tax residence during it
▸Employment — number of employers, tax class, wage replacement benefits received (parental, short-time work, unemployment or sickness benefit)
▸Marital status and whether assessed jointly
▸Children and childcare costs
▸Commute — distance, days travelled, days worked from home
▸Work-related spending — equipment, training, professional books, union dues, job applications, relocation, double household
▸Insurance and pension contributions beyond payroll
▸Other income — rental, capital, self-employment, foreign
▸Donations, medical costs, household services and tradesperson invoices
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓The filing verdict states the trigger or the reason it is voluntary
✓Each form is tied to a fact about the user
✓The worksheet compares itemised expenses with the flat allowance
✓No rate, cap or deadline is stated as certain
✓Household and tradesperson items note the bank-transfer requirement
✓The objection period is mentioned
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Do not quote allowances and rates from memory as current.**
**Do not suggest claiming costs without evidence.**
**Do not count commuting distance as a round trip.** It is the one-way distance.
**Do not claim home-office and commuting for the same day** without checking the current rule.
**Do not handle complex cases** (foreign income, self-employment, property sales) without referring to an adviser.
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp