Have an agent file overdue tax returns and claim back your refund
A freelancer never filed his 2024 German taxes. His agent filed it plus 3 other filings in 3 days; 10 days later the tax office letter arrived for the €1,144 the state had held for two years.
Source
@fedepontehq on X · 2026-10-18
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
A freelancer never filed his 2024 German taxes. His agent filed it plus 3 other filings in 3 days; 10 days later the tax office letter arrived for the €1,144 the state had held for two years.
Result (as claimed)
Got €1,144 back and turned the process into a reusable skill.
Tools they used
Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.
Set it up
Gather the documents
Collect statements, bills, invoices or tax documents for the period you want reviewed.
Ask for an audit, not actions
Have AI agent list findings, amounts and suggested next steps before it does anything.
Approve each action
Approve cancellations, disputes or payments one at a time. Never give an agent open-ended access to move money.
Track the result
Record what changed and what you saved so you can check it next month. This is not financial advice.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Have an agent file overdue tax returns and claim back your refund What the original author did: A freelancer never filed his 2024 German taxes. His agent filed it plus 3 other filings in 3 days; 10 days later the tax office letter arrived for the €1,144 the state had held for two years. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Got €1,144 back and turned the process into a reusable skill. Source: https://x.com/fedepontehq/status/2111968580648554777 Tools they used: AI agent Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Have an agent file overdue tax returns and claim back your refund What the original author did: A freelancer never filed his 2024 German taxes. His agent filed it plus 3 other filings in 3 days; 10 days later the tax office letter arrived for the €1,144 the state had held for two years. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Got €1,144 back and turned the process into a reusable skill. Source: https://x.com/fedepontehq/status/2111968580648554777 Tools they used: AI agent Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Have an agent file overdue tax returns and claim back your refund What the original author did: A freelancer never filed his 2024 German taxes. His agent filed it plus 3 other filings in 3 days; 10 days later the tax office letter arrived for the €1,144 the state had held for two years. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Got €1,144 back and turned the process into a reusable skill. Source: https://x.com/fedepontehq/status/2111968580648554777 Tools they used: AI agent Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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Guides for this use case
How to negotiate bills and get refunds with an AI agent · How to make money with AI agents · How to make AI video ads and Reels with agents · How to use AI agents for taxes, bills and budgets
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