Bookkeeping in Germany: documents and retention
In bookkeeping the rule is: no entry without a document. These guides explain what goes on a Bewirtungsbeleg (a business-meal receipt) and a simplified invoice, when an Eigenbeleg (a self-made receipt) counts, how long you keep your documents and which expenses you can deduct as business expenses.
Documents and business expenses
Bookkeeping
Self-employed tax deductions in Germany: what business expenses can you deduct?
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Every expense with its document
Take a photo of a till receipt or upload a purchase invoice: Lisa reads the supplier, the date, the amount and the VAT, and the document stays with the expense. Your EÜR (the profit statement for the tax office) starts from figures already in order.
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Everything you need to keep your figures right, in one app.
- Income and expenses recorded
- Sales invoices as PDF
- Till receipts and purchase invoices read by Lisa
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