Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein

What Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein does

Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein e.V. is a German tax assistance association (Lohnsteuerhilfeverein) founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massing, Bavaria. The organization provides income tax return preparation, tax assessment review, objection filing, year-round tax advisory, and tax class selection services to employees, students, and retirees/pensioners whose income falls exclusively under non-self-employment categories as defined by § 4 No. 11 of the German Tax Advisory Act (StBerG). Services are delivered through a hybrid model combining over 800 physical Beratungsstellen (consultation offices) staffed by trained advisors and the proprietary ALH Postbox digital platform, which enables secure document exchange and online membership registration. The association supports consultations in more than 30 languages and publishes supporting tools including online tax calculators, downloadable checklists, a tax lexicon, and an educational blog.

The core product is annual membership, priced under an income-based social tiering model ranging from €52 (for income up to €10,000) to €375 (for income above €150,001), with intermediate tiers across fifteen breakpoints and a one-time €15 registration fee. Revenue is fully recurring through annual membership fees, with no other disclosed monetization streams. The customer base comprises approximately 300,000+ active individual members, segmented horizontally across employee, student, and retiree personas. The association operates as a nonprofit registered entity (eingetragener Verein) under member governance rather than external shareholders, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or institutional investors identified in source data.

Distribution relies on a multi-channel marketing approach including a content-rich website, SEO in 30+ language variants, member referrals, and earned media through awards (BILD Highest Customer Recommendation 2026, Focus Money Fairest Lohnsteuerhilfeverein for nine consecutive years, kununu Top Company, CrefoZert credit certificate 2025, and Großer Preis des Mittelstandes). The association is a member of BVL – Bundesverband Lohnsteuerhilfevereine e.V., the federal industry association. No funding rounds, acquisitions, M&A activity, or external investment are disclosed; the organization appears to be financed through retained membership earnings.

Name

Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein

Legal name

Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein e.V.

Website

https://aktuell-verein.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein e.V. is a 1996-founded German tax assistance association providing income tax advisory services to employees, students, and retirees through 800+ consultation offices and the ALH Postbox digital platform, serving 300,000+ members with income-based annual fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Advisory Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll Tax Filing, Compliance & Remittance (BPACAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tax Return Filing, Processing & Assessment (BPAIADAC)

Keywords

• Income tax assistance
• Wage tax advisory
• Tax return filing
• Membership tax consulting
• Employee tax services

Headquarters

HQ city

Massing

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: Annual membership fees ranging from €52 to €375, based on income level. One-time registration fee of €15. Revenue is recurring as annual membership fees. Social tiering ensures those who earn less pay less.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein e.V. is a membership-based German tax assistance association that prepares income tax returns, reviews tax assessments, files objections, and provides year-round tax advisory for employees, retirees, students, and pensioners with non-self-employed income. Services are delivered through a network of over 800 local Beratungsstellen (consultation offices) nationwide and an online consultation channel, under the limited tax advisory authority of § 4 No. 11 StBerG.

Product overview

Aktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein e.V. operates as a membership-based tax advisory association offering a comprehensive suite of services for non-self-employed income earners. The core offering centers on income tax return preparation (Einkommensteuererklärung) as the primary service, supplemented by year-round tax advisory (Ganzjährige steuerliche Beratung), advance tax calculations, tax assessment reviews, objection filings, and tax class selection guidance. The service is delivered through over 800 advisory offices across Germany (Beratungsstellen) and an online consultation channel (Online-Beratung), supported by the ALH Postbox App for secure digital document exchange. Additional tools include tax checklists in multiple languages, a suite of online calculators, a tax dictionary, and an educational tax blog. The company provides multilingual consultation in over 30 languages and offers tax seminars. Membership is structured with income-based annual fees ranging from 52 to 375 euros, with a one-time 15 euro enrollment fee, providing unlimited access to all services within the advisory scope under § 4 No. 11 StBerG.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mitgliedschaft (Membership)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average tax refund of €1,240 for taxpayers with exclusively non-employment income

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BVL – Bundesverband Lohnsteuerhilfevereine e.V.coreOthersAktuell Lohnsteuerhilfeverein e.V. is a member of the Federal Association of Tax Assistance Associations (BVL). BVL is the industry association representing Lohnsteuerhilfevereine interests in Germany.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ADP: Global payroll/HR services provider with presence in Germany. Its German payroll and Lohnsteuer compliance product addresses payroll-tax-adjacent territory relevant to Aktuell's Lohnsteuer focus.
• DATEV: Germany's dominant IT and consulting partner for tax advisors, accountants and payroll. Overlaps indirectly through software infrastructure used by most tax-advisory channels, including Vereine.
• H&R Block: Large global consumer tax-preparation chain. Comparable on the personal-tax-filing retail model but not specialized in Germany's StBerG-restricted Vereine framework.

Direct peers

• Buhl Data (WISO Steuer): Germany's leading DIY tax-software suite (WISO Steuer, WISO Steuer-Sparbuch). Targets the same employee tax-return segment with a self-serve software alternative to a Verein membership.
• Steuer-Hilfe-Verein: A long-standing Lohnsteuerhilfeverein serving members with employee/pensioner tax returns under identical § 4 Nr. 11 StBerG authority — directly comparable association-based model.
• Lohnsteuerberatungsverbund (LBV): Nationwide Lohnsteuerhilfeverein with a Beratungsstellen network delivering wage-tax advisory to employees, retirees and students. Competes head-on with Aktuell's offering and Beratungsstellen footprint.
• Vereinigte Lohnsteuerhilfe (VLH): Germany's largest Lohnsteuerhilfeverein, offering the same membership-based income tax advisory under § 4 Nr. 11 StBerG. Closest direct competitor to Aktuell on model, customer and statutory scope.

Others

• Wolters Kluwer (CCH Axsoft/tax information): Tax-research, compliance-software and information provider widely used in German professional tax practice. Adjacent/enabling rather than directly competing for Aktuell's consumer-members.

Emerging players

• Smartsteuer: Online tax-filing service from the publishers of stern and Chip — competes for DIY German employee returns with a hybrid software-plus-accountant support model.
• Taxfix: App-based tax-return filing for German employees. Overlaps with Aktuell's primary segment via a fully digital experience, but lacks in-person Beratung and Verein structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lohnsteuerhilfe.aktuell

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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