Guides
Guides to invoicing, bookkeeping and POS in Germany
What the e-invoicing mandate requires, how ZUGFeRD and XRechnung differ, what a POS system with a TSE needs and how the books reach the tax advisor: every question on a page of its own, with the product it is about.
E-invoicing
Since 2025, every business in Germany has to be able to receive e-invoices; issuing them becomes mandatory in stages until 2028.
E-invoicing: create, send and receiveThe e-invoicing mandate: every deadline from 2025 to 2028ZUGFeRD or XRechnung: the differenceCreate an XRechnung and send it to authoritiesCreate a ZUGFeRD invoiceReceive e-invoices for free
Point of sale
An electronic till needs a certified technical security device (TSE) and is reported to the tax office.
Bookkeeping and tax
Doing your own bookkeeping, matching payments, filing the VAT pre-return over ELSTER and handing the books to the tax advisor in the DATEV format.
DATEV export for your tax advisorVAT pre-return over ELSTERBank reconciliation: matching payments to invoicesSwitching from Lexware Office to TWT One
Documents
Keeping receipts and e-invoices the way the GoBD require, and finding every document again, even years later.
Payroll and practices
Payroll done in-house, and the books of many clients with one login.
Frequently asked questions
For the self-employed, small and medium-sized businesses and their tax advisors. Every page explains one question and shows how the matching TWT product solves it.
Read next
- E-invoicing: create, send and receive
- POS system with TSE
- DATEV export for your tax advisor
- Switching from Lexware Office to TWT One
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