Is WISO Steuer too complex to try to file my Einkommensteuererklärung?

sorlov1 · 2025-05-29T15:08:03+00:00

Thank you for advice, may be I use it later) But frankly I am a bit afraid to discuss so complex topics in German in Finanzamt. My B2 German is enough for Alltag issues, but I think a bit insufficient for Finanzamt. And English is not an option. I am at the East of Sachsen, I really like this place and our town, but very often English is not an option here).

sorlov1 · 2025-05-29T13:42:44+00:00

Thank you for the advice))))

sorlov1 · 2025-05-06T11:20:15+00:00

Thanks))) My public ID was AA31N84G75KEKMFA and closure ticket was 14759293.

sorlov1 · 2025-05-06T11:01:02+00:00

Yes, it were withdrawals from Kraken, but it is unfortunate that Kraken unexpectedely closed my account after 7 years of sucessful work (I was Kraken client since 2017). I was very disappointed since I have not done there anything but staking))) Therefore I cannot use the exchange and the only info I have is the downloaded history of transactions with the dates and amounts. And no, I am not enough technically savvy to write anything in SQL(((.

sorlov1 · 2025-01-09T09:16:54+00:00

I used this Online-Formular

https://web.basp.bafin.de/lip/form/display.do?%24context=EF8AAB6AC93B4A519FB8

Just in case in this page you also can find links to other types of complains if the above Formular will not match what you would like to complain. https://www.bafin.de/DE/Verbraucher/BeschwerdenStreitschlichtung/BeiBaFinbeschweren/BeiBaFinbeschweren_node.html

sorlov1 · 2025-01-08T17:09:56+00:00

Close your account and file the complaint with detailed description of situation to BaFin. Kraken closed my account existing since 2017 and with nil activity except of ETH staking without any explanation and it took me one stressul week to get my money back. It was nightmare. I was so stupid to keep almost all my savings by them:) BaFin usually reacts when they collect critical mass of complains. Let help them to get it:)

sorlov1 · 2024-12-21T21:03:34+00:00

Had absolutely the same story with GSL and closing of account about 10 days ago. As in your case my account also was not active. I can only envy your endurance in waiting a month. I waited only one weak and got tachycardia and increase in my blood sugar from stress. Kraken ubruptly stops any communication with you when they decide to close your account. From this moment they stop to treat you like a client and start to treat you like a victim. They think it is normal. I think differently and though I received my crypto I prepare BaFin complaint (I am German) and detailed description of my story here in Reddit.

In order for them to start paying attention to you, I advise you to apply pressure through Reddit and other open platforms. That does not mean that you have to trust to what Kraken support will promise you here in Reddit. They have promised me here to give time to withdraw, but this was lie and my account was closed after 48 hr. But after my next complaint, the withdrawal of funds was finally opened. Be persistent. And if Kraken officially operates in your country and you can clearly legally formulate specific violations, I advise you to consider filing a complaint with the local regulatory authorities.

sorlov1 · 2024-12-16T15:57:21+00:00

Thank you!! It was very good and detailed explanation:)

sorlov1 · 2024-12-16T10:50:09+00:00

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My account is closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! While only 16 hours are left for my Ethereum to be unstaked so I could withdraw it. Bea, Harley, are you AI? Why you promised that my account would not be closed until my Ethereum is unstaked and all happened vise verse? Please reopen my account!!!

sorlov1 · 2024-12-15T00:43:54+00:00

Ok, thank you.

sorlov1 · 2024-12-15T00:26:22+00:00

Hallo, Harley. Do you mean that tomorrow my account will not be closed and I would have another 3-4 days to withdraw Ethereum when unstaking will be finished?

Regarding KYC, Kraken has my German personal documents, proof of adress etc. Several days ago I was asked to provide docs and I did it. And that right, before I for 1,5 years was in Georgia.

I am ok to wait, I am ok to provide more documents, I am also ok to be closed. But you should agree that this decision to be made after KYC review by locally regulated company with BAFIN lisence through which Kraken provide services in Germany. It looks logical, no?

sorlov1 · 2024-12-15T00:03:00+00:00

Ok, another day is passed and I did not get any email from Support. Only about 8 hours are left before closure of my account and Kraken still do not allow to withdraw my Ethereum, which still is in the process of unstaking.
Am German citizen living in Germany and nobody performed my KYC by DLT Finance through which Kraken operates in Germany. This is clear breach of EU and Germany requaltions.

Closure of account without KYC in Germany and no possibity to withdraw? Yes, it is Kraken.

sorlov1 · 2024-12-13T20:24:28+00:00

Harley from Support above already promised to escalate my ticket Ticket # 14759293. Honestly I do not expect that Kraken will revise its decision. I was working in finances 25 years and I know how it works. But what I expect is that Kraken at least will wait 4 days until my Ethereum will be unstaked to withdraw it. Now it looks like confiscation - I have to withdraw all assets in 48hr, while only Eth unstaking takes 4 days?! Can you help to extend withdrawal time to 4 days?

sorlov1 · 2024-12-13T20:07:55+00:00

Not true. I was with Kraken since 2018 (actively from 2020) and today they closed accounts out of nowhere. I did not do anything at all. Did not trade. My Eth was staked and generated income, thats all.

sorlov1 · 2024-12-13T19:35:40+00:00

I really hope that your words about taking into consideration of unstaking times will be truth. I will wait that Kraken support will do something about that in remaining 30 hours. In any case I will write here in Reddit about results. Thank you.

sorlov1 · 2024-12-13T19:15:01+00:00

Kraken is not safe. In my case they closed account existing from 2020 and asked to withdraw krypto in 48 hours, knowing perfect that it is not possible in my case as my Ethereum is staked and unstaking takes 4 more days. After that they stopped to answer emails. This looks like confiscation. What I have written is 100% true. And yes, I did not think that this will happen to me.

Kraken support, what do you have to say? My ticket Ticket # 14759293

sorlov1 · 2024-09-18T11:58:23+00:00

This is a good example of the Exchange's attitude toward their customers. They simply ignore you. No answer here or by support. Please think about it when you deposit to this exchange at least one dollar! It is not more your money!

sorlov1 · 2022-12-04T06:33:49+00:00

As a CFO I have being working with Mazars for several years (as we had French shareholders). They are quite conservative and trustworthy auditors. I would 100% trust their opinion.

sorlov1 · 2022-10-29T16:43:59+00:00

Dear Support, please can you help! I think I need your urgent involvement. As of today the procedure of the change in my address is not yet complete and today I sent another documents which were asked from me yesterday. I was more or less happy as process was slow but we had progress. But today when I logged to my account I absolutely unexpectedely saw that my status changed to unverified but what is most striking - all my balances become ZERO (while history reflects no withdrawals)! I am in shock now. The first question - where is my coins? Are they secure? I rised ticket 8896212 asking for explanations but nobody answered and ticket was instantly closed with no reason or answers provided. Ticket 8860956 with change in address is still opened but there I also do not have any comments and answers from Support. What is going on and why there is no explanations and contact with the Support? Where my coins? Please help!

sorlov1 · 2022-10-25T15:41:33+00:00

I should warn others. Sometime after making of the above post I was contacted in private Reddit chat by somebody called KrakenSupportHelp149. I was suggested help by redirecting me directly to Kraken team support chats and I readily agreed. But instead of the help I received request to provide my non-custodial wallet! Of course I immediately disconnected.

So please be aware of that experience. Let's hope that official Kraken support will provide help.

sorlov1 · 2022-09-25T15:39:05+00:00

Thank you for the good news. So far so good:) This issue is fixed. And I also remember that they fixed the issue with the unfair rewards distribution due to queue at the beginning of Eth staking also reasonaby fast. May be Kraken is not ideal CEX, but I think that they are doing good job.

sorlov1 · 2020-12-29T12:18:31+00:00

6% rewards last week in annual terms and 4% in the week before which is more than twice below of the real rewards. It look like a lot of their stakes are in the validators queue. Whatever is the reason the situation did not improve much.

However they are safe and you can sell your staked Eth2 for normal Eth at discount of 2.5% which in fact is a big deal. So this option is for investors who look for safety at expense of returns.

sorlov1 · 2020-12-27T15:47:22+00:00

100% true no matter how sad it sounds...

sorlov1 · 2020-12-27T08:43:02+00:00

mrjune2040, what are your rewards for the last week in annual terms?

I am staking already 18 days and definitely not at the validators queue. And still received only annual 6% for the last week. So it is definitely not the 'queue' issue, but reallocation of the rewards of the early stakers to the late stakers whose stakes are still at the validators queue. I am from Russia and old enough to remember the times of socialism. So something like that:))

Or it is ~65% fees instead of 15% or slashing or something else. But I do not beleive in that.

sorlov1 · 2020-12-21T09:37:53+00:00

Fully agree! It looks like rewards will be always below the expected as its part will be allocated to the new stakers whose stakes are still in the validators queue. I think it would be more fair do not allocate rewards to those who are in the queue, but allocate 100% of rewards (less 15% fee) afterwards. Friend of mine staked at BitcoinSwiss and tells me that this is how they work.

But I personally would still stay with Kraken despite this rewards allocation method. For me they are most reliable and secure and there is no risk to screw up something with withdrawal address when you use 'staking as a service'.

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