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Germany · VAT & accounting

Accounting software for German businesses

HelloBooks computes your Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung (UStVA) boxes directly from your ledger — standard-rated supplies, output VAT, input VAT, and net VAT payable. ELSTER filing remains manual for now; direct API submission is on the roadmap.

Live today

  • VAT return computation — Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung (UStVA) boxes 1–7 calculated from your ledger; copy totals into ELSTER
  • Multi-currency accounting in EUR
  • AI categorisation and bank-feed reconciliation
  • Invoicing, AR/AP ageing, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow

On the roadmap

  • Direct ELSTER API submission (no manual copy-paste)
  • Datev export for tax advisors
  • German payroll (Lohnsteuer, social insurance)

Bank connections in Germany

Powered by Plaid

HelloBooks connects to banks across Germany through Plaid, our open-banking partner — securely import EUR transactions for automatic AI categorisation and reconciliation. Supported institutions include:

  • Deutsche Bank
  • Commerzbank
  • Sparkasse
  • DKB
  • Postbank
  • ING
  • HypoVereinsbank
  • Volksbank Raiffeisenbank
  • N26
  • Revolut

…and thousands more institutions via Plaid open banking. Connections are read-only and bank-grade secure — HelloBooks never sees your login. Prefer not to connect? Upload a statement and HelloBooks’ AI reconciles it line by line.

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Page last reviewed: 2026-06-16.