Lohnsteuerhilfe für Arbeitnehmer e. V. - Lohnsteuerhilfeverein - Sitz Gladbeck

What Lohnsteuerhilfe für Arbeitnehmer e. V. - Lohnsteuerhilfeverein - Sitz Gladbeck does

Lohnsteuerhilfe für Arbeitnehmer e. V. - Lohnsteuerhilfeverein - Sitz Gladbeck is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1991 and headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, that provides income tax assistance (Lohnsteuerhilfe) to employees, pensioners, civil servants, trainees, and students under the statutory authorization of § 4 Nr. 11 StBerG. The association is supervised by the Oberfinanzdirektion Nordrhein-Westfalen and has built a nationwide network of more than 300 Beratungsstellen (consulting branches) managed by trained Beratungsstellenleiter, serving over 50,000 members and having advised more than one million people since founding. It offers in-person tax consultation at local branches as well as a remote online consultation channel (lohnsteuerhilfe-online.net) conducted by phone.

The underlying technology platform is Steuersoft, a specialized tax preparation software tailored to the Lohnsteuerhilfe use case, with integrated billing, member-data processing, automatic control of tax notices, deadline management, and automated appeal workflows. Member data is managed in cooperation with EURO-PRO Gesellschaft für Data Processing mbH as a data processing partner under data protection agreements.

The business model is membership-based and subscription-recurring: members pay an annual fee structured across 18 income-based contribution classes ranging from €35 to €390 (average €150), plus a one-time €15 admission fee. Consulting site managers are compensated with up to 70% of collected net contributions, with the residual retained by the central association. Marketing is conducted through the company website (tax content and blog), social media channels (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest), newsletters, and an existing-member referral program (Mitglieder werben Mitglieder). The association holds CrefoZert creditworthiness certification (2012 and 2026) and operates under a horizontal segmentation approach spanning multiple consumer personas within the legally permitted member categories.

Name

Lohnsteuerhilfe für Arbeitnehmer e. V. - Lohnsteuerhilfeverein - Sitz Gladbeck

Legal name

Lohnsteuerhilfe für Arbeitnehmer e. V.

Website

https://lohnsteuerhilfe.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lohnsteuerhilfe für Arbeitnehmer e. V. is a German non-profit tax assistance association, founded in 1991, providing income tax consultation to over 50,000 members through 300+ Beratungsstellen nationwide under § 4 Nr. 11 StBerG authorization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Advisory Services

NAICS

Tax Preparation Services (541213), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Miscellaneous Business Services (7380)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHABAB

Tax Advisory & Compliance

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Accounting, Audit & Tax Services

SECONDARYBPAHABAD

Payroll & Employment Tax Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Accounting, Audit & Tax Services

Keywords

• Tax assistance services
• Income tax consultation
• Tax return preparation
• Employee tax advisory
• Membership tax association

Headquarters

HQ city

Gelsenkirchen

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees ranging from €35 to €390, structured according to social criteria (einkommensabhängig). Members pay for tax consultation services throughout the year. The organization offers compensation to consulting site managers of up to 70% of collected net contributions.
2. Registration/Admission Fee: One-time admission fee of €15 for new members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Membership-based income tax consultation and tax return preparation services for non-self-employed individuals (employees, pensioners, civil servants, trainees, and students), delivered through a nationwide network of several hundred local consulting branches (Beratungsstellen) and an online consultation channel. Members pay annual membership dues and receive professional tax advice, tax assessment review, objection filing, and tax refund calculation within the scope defined by § 4 Nr. 11 StBerG.

Product overview

The company operates as a tax assistance association offering income tax consultation services primarily for employees, retirees, civil servants, apprentices, and students. The core offering consists of professional tax consultation through a network of several hundred consultation offices throughout Germany, supplemented by an online consultation channel for remote support. Services include tax return preparation, tax assessment review, objection filing, and tax refund calculations. The company also offers a franchise-like opportunity for qualified professionals to open their own consultation offices within the network on a part-time or full-time basis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lohnsteuerhilfe Online: Online tax consultation service allowing members to handle tax matters from home with phone-based advisory sessions.

Products and services

• Income Tax Consultation Services (Lohnsteuerhilfe) Professional income tax consultation and advice for employees, pensioners, civil servants, apprentices, and students within the limits of § 4 Nr. 11 StBerG, delivered through a network of several hundred consultation offices across Germany by trained consulting site managers.
• Online Tax Consultation (Online-Beratung) Remote tax consultation service that allows members to handle tax matters from home with consultation sessions conducted by phone, providing flexible access to advisory services.
• Tax Return Preparation (Steuererklärung) Preparation of income tax returns for members, including review of tax assessments (Steuerbescheid), filing of objections (Einspruch), and calculation of tax refunds or additional payments.
• Advisory Services for Opening a Consultation Office Guidance and support for qualified professionals seeking to open their own consultation office (Beratungsstelle) within the Lohnsteuerhilfeverein network as branch managers (Beratungsstellenleiter).
• Part-time Income Tax Consulting Opportunity for qualified professionals (e.g., lawyers, jurists, tax clerks) to offer income tax consulting services on a part-time basis through the Lohnsteuerhilfeverein network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average tax refund of €1,172 per taxpayer

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Anwalt.deminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnwalt.de is listed as a partner of the Lohnsteuerhilfeverein. The partnership appears to be a marketing/co-marketing relationship with the legal services portal.
• EURO-PRO Gesellschaft für Data Processing mbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationData processing partner for member data management. EURO-PRO processes member data and provides address information services to the association under data protection agreements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Taxfix GmbH: Mobile-first German tax-return app targeting employees with simple, low-cost filings. Competes for the same low-tier members the association serves at its €35 entry price point.
• Wundertax GmbH: Berlin-based digital tax-prep startup with a flat-fee model targeting German employees and investors. Overlaps directly with the Lohnsteuerhilfeverein's core member segment on convenience and price.
• Smartsteuer (Agendum GmbH): Leading digital tax-preparation platform in Germany serving the same mass-market employee demographic as the Lohnsteuerhilfeverein, but via self-service software rather than personal advice. Represents the most material adjacent competitive threat.

Broad incumbents

• DATEV eG: Germany's dominant cooperative provider of tax and accounting software/infrastructure primarily serving professional Steuerberater and corporate accountants. A broader incumbent whose ecosystem shapes the competitive environment for tax-services associations.
• Steuerberater (general German tax advisors / chambers): Licensed German Steuerberater provide full-scope tax advisory including self-employed and corporate work — outside the Lohnsteuerhilfeverein's StBerG scope. They represent the upmarket alternative members graduate to as income grows.

Direct peers

• Lohnsteuerhilfe Bayern e.V. Regional Lohnsteuerhilfeverein providing wage-tax assistance under §4 Nr. 11 StBerG to employees and pensioners, with a comparable membership and branch-based service model across Bavaria.
• VLH - Vereinigte Lohnsteuerhilfe e.V. One of Germany's largest Lohnsteuerhilfevereine with a similar nationwide branch network and StBerG authorization for employee/pensioner tax consultation. Closest direct comparable by business model, regulatory basis, and member-funded subscription structure.
• Lohnsteuerhilfe Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. Regional Lohnsteuerhilfeverein serving Berlin and Brandenburg with membership-based tax consultation for employees and retirees, operating under the same StBerG authorization.
• Lohnsteuerhilfe Niedersachsen e.V. State-level Lohnsteuerhilfeverein offering the same §4 Nr. 11 StBerG-licensed membership tax services to employees in Lower Saxony, with comparable subscription pricing tiers.

Others

• ADAC e.V. Germany's largest non-profit membership association. Structurally comparable as a membership-organization business model with tiered subscriptions and a mix of in-person plus digital service delivery, though in mobility rather than tax.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/steuerrechner
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/LohnsteuerhilfeNet
• Facebookfacebook.com/steuerrechner
• Instagraminstagram.com/lohnsteuerhilfe.gladbeck
• Pinterestpinterest.de/lohnsteuerhilfeverein
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lohnsteuerhilfe-fuer-arbeitnehmer

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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