Every euro you earn and spend in Germany, in one place.Your tax return starts from figures already there.
Write an invoice in a minute, take a photo of a receipt: Lisa records it. Invoices, payments and expenses sit in one place, and your EÜR (the profit statement for the tax office) and your tax return start from figures already in order. As a Freiberufler (liberal profession) or with a Gewerbe (a registered trade), under the Kleinunternehmerregelung (the small-business VAT exemption) or charging VAT.
Free, no credit card needed.
You know your work. The rest wears you down.
“Receipts end up in my pocket, invoices in my inbox.”
One photo or one PDF, and the expense is recorded with its document.
Recording an expense“Who has paid already? Who still owes me money?”
Every invoice with its payment: you see straight away what is still open.
Invoices and payments“The tax return is due and I can't remember what I received.”
The year's income always in view, and Lisa explaining the rules in plain words.
Getting to the tax returnOne photo, and the expense is recorded.
Take a photo of the receipt from the petrol station or the stationer's, upload the PDF of a purchase invoice or forward it from your inbox. Lisa reads the supplier, date, amount and VAT, and suggests a category.
You check, you confirm, and the document stays with the expense. As a business expense it lowers your profit. Charging VAT, you deduct the input VAT; under the Kleinunternehmerregelung the gross amount counts.
- Receipts and purchase invoices, from a photo, a PDF or an email
- Supplier, date, amount and VAT read for you
- The same file is never recorded twice
An invoice in a minute. And you see when it's paid.
Create your invoice with the client, the service and VAT, or the note citing § 19 UStG. BravoLisa sends it as a PDF and keeps it with your income. Upload your bank statement: it becomes payments, and you see which invoices are still open.
BravoLisa does not write e-invoices yet. Under the Kleinunternehmerregelung you may keep sending PDF invoices. If you charge VAT, invoices to businesses in Germany go only as e-invoices from 2027 or 2028.
- Sales invoices created and sent as PDF
- Payments from your bank statement
- What is still open, at a glance
Ask in your own words. Lisa answers with your figures.
Lisa knows the rules of the Kleinunternehmerregelung, VAT, the EÜR and the Gewerbesteuer (the municipal trade tax), and she reads your invoices, expenses and payments. Ask “Does the Kleinunternehmerregelung still apply to me?” and she answers with your turnover, not with an article.
Write to her in the language you prefer, English included. From her answer you go straight to the invoices the figures come from.
- Answers computed from your documents
- The rules in plain words, in your language
- From the answer to the invoices behind it
Yes. Your turnover since January: 21.400,00 €. The scheme still applies next year if your turnover this year does not exceed €25,000. Until then you have 3.600,00 € left. Above it, you charge VAT from January.
Lisa is AI and can make mistakes. No substitute for tax advice.
When the tax return is due, the figures are already there.
Since the start of the year you see what you have received, what is still open and what you have spent, every invoice and every expense with its document. Under the Kleinunternehmerregelung, ask Lisa how much room you have left below the €25,000 limit.
BravoLisa does not prepare the EÜR and files nothing with ELSTER (the tax office's online portal): you fill in the Anlage EÜR and your tax return from figures already in order, or take them to your tax adviser.
- Received, open and spent, since January
- Every invoice and every expense with its document
- The Kleinunternehmerregelung's turnover limit in view
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14 min readFrequently asked questions
Is BravoLisa really free?
Yes. In Germany BravoLisa offers the Free plan: you write invoices as PDF, record payments and expenses, and Lisa reads your documents and answers your questions, at no cost and with no credit card.
Does BravoLisa do my EÜR and my tax return?
Not yet. BravoLisa prepares neither the EÜR (the profit statement for the tax office) nor the Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung (the periodic VAT return) or the tax return, and files nothing with ELSTER. It keeps in order the income and expenses they start from, each with its document. Tax returns for Germany are planned.
Can I write and receive e-invoices with BravoLisa?
Invoices yes, e-invoices not yet. BravoLisa creates and records your sales and purchase invoices and sends your invoices as PDF; XRechnung and ZUGFeRD are planned. Since 1 January 2025 every business must be able to receive e-invoices, including under the Kleinunternehmerregelung (the small-business VAT exemption). Under the Kleinunternehmerregelung you may keep sending invoices as PDF. If you charge VAT, an invoice to a business in Germany may be a PDF until the end of 2026, in 2027 only with a prior-year turnover of at most €800,000, and from 2028 only an e-invoice. Invoices to private customers, abroad and up to €250 may stay PDF.
Does BravoLisa replace a tax adviser?
No. BravoLisa is software with an AI bookkeeping assistant, not a tax adviser. Lisa applies the rules to your documents and shows you where the figures come from, but she can make mistakes and does not give tax advice: for your situation, talk to a tax adviser. If you already have one, you bring them figures in order.
What language can I write to Lisa in?
Whichever you prefer: German, English or another language. Lisa answers in the same language and explains the German rules in plain words.
Can I use BravoLisa before I become self-employed?
Yes. The account is free: open it when you like and record from your first day. Whether you work as a Freiberufler (a liberal profession) and only register with the tax office, or register a Gewerbe (a trade), a Kleingewerbe (a small trade) included, is one question. Whether you use the Kleinunternehmerregelung (the small-business VAT exemption) is another: it decides on VAT, and you choose it in the Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung (the tax registration questionnaire). BravoLisa fits every combination.
Start with your first invoice.
Open your free account, write your first invoice and ask Lisa what you want to know first.
Free, no credit card needed.