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Tax questions answered in plain language
Ask whatever you want — from "can I deduct this?" to "what does this line on my assessment mean?" Restio answers in English or German and cites the relevant § if you want it.
Restio helps you with tax questions, receipts, big purchases, and the final filing — all on a single phone, in English and German.
Restio answers your tax questions in plain language — and knows your personal situation, not just the general rules.
Ask whatever you want — from "can I deduct this?" to "what does this line on my assessment mean?" Restio answers in English or German and cites the relevant § if you want it.
Restio remembers your job, your family situation, your tax class, and previous years. You don't have to re-explain yourself every time — the answer fits you, not a textbook example.
Snap a photo of your assessment or any official letter. Restio reads it with you, translates the bureaucratic German, and tells you what to do next and by when.
Werbungskosten, Sonderausgaben, EÜR, prepayments, dual household, expat tax obligations, leaving the church — Restio knows which rule applies to you.
Snap a photo or drop in a PDF bank statement. Restio sorts, categorizes, and remembers what spans multiple years.
Restaurant receipt, fuel slip, office chair invoice — a photo is enough. Restio reads the date, amount, and VAT and suggests the correct category.
Upload your bank statement or credit card statement as a PDF. Restio finds the tax-relevant entries automatically — without PSD2 banking access, without logging into your bank.
Laptop, furniture, e-bike, expensive tools — Restio recognizes that it's a depreciable asset and automatically spreads the amount across the right number of years, the way the Finanzamt requires.
Werbungskosten, Sonderausgaben, außergewöhnliche Belastungen, business expenses — every entry lands in the right bucket. You can review and correct anything at any time.
For freelancers: invoices, fees, revenue. Restio balances income against expenses so your EÜR is ready at the end of the year.
From all your data, Restio builds finished packages — either to type into ELSTER yourself, or to hand straight to your tax advisor.
A compact PDF with every value that belongs in your ELSTER form, complete with line number and form name. You copy them into ELSTER — Restio has done the math.
Complete profit-and-loss statement as a PDF, broken down by category with a receipt list. Ready to submit or to hand to your tax advisor.
A ZIP with all your receipts, the EÜR dossier, a cover letter, and a DATEV-compatible CSV. Your tax advisor saves hours of sorting work.
Quick overview: what did you spend this month, in which category? How much VAT this quarter? How does this year compare with last year?
Three life situations where Restio is especially useful — and how it helps in each one.
Werbungskosten, commuter allowance, home office, training, work equipment, dual household — Restio finds the deductions you'd otherwise miss and produces an ELSTER cheat sheet with every value for Anlage N at the end.
EÜR, business expenses, depreciation, prepayments, VAT pre-registration, Kleinunternehmer threshold — Restio sorts your receipts and bank statements all year and packages a complete tax-advisor bundle including DATEV CSV at the end.
First German tax return, choosing a tax class on marriage, exit taxation, double-taxation treaties — Restio explains German tax law in English and walks you through your first return.
Restio uses Google Firebase with servers in the EU. Your data is encrypted and stored GDPR-compliant.
Your receipts, entries, and answers don't leave the EU. We never sell data to third parties.
You can export all your data or fully delete your account at any time — directly in the app.
Restio is built on modern AI language models and a knowledge base of German tax law.
Get Restio and take taxes off your plate.