Overview
- State tax officials have sent about 200,000 personalized letters that propose a 2025 tax assessment to eligible residents.
- The program covers simple cases such as employees and pensioners and excludes self‑employed people and landlords.
- Recipients can approve, request changes, or file their own return, and no reply within four weeks counts as acceptance.
- Tax advisers say prefilled data may leave out craftsmen invoices, large medical bills, donations, or big work expenses, which can shrink a refund.
- An earlier Kassel trial saw 75% acceptance, and Hamburg, Mecklenburg‑Western Pomerania, Schleswig‑Holstein, and Thuringia signaled interest as Bavaria calls for one nationwide digital approach.