| Feature | lexoffice | Tax advisor | Full tax software (WISO etc.) | |--------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------------| | VAT return | ✅ Fully automatic | ✅ | ❌ (but can import) | | EÜR | ✅ Automatic | ✅ | ✅ (manual entry) | | DATEV export | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | | Personal income tax (Anlage N) | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | | Corporate tax (GmbH) | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ (specialized software) | | Audit-proof storage | ✅ | ❌ (needs receipts) | ❌ |
When it finally came time for his (tax return), Max didn't panic. Instead of a weekend of spreadsheets, he simply clicked a button. Since lexoffice had been organizing his finances all year, it prepared his tax data for his accountant or direct export to ELSTER in minutes.
11:50 PM.
Julian reviewed the summary. The interface showed him his expected tax refund in bright green numbers. It was substantial. The software had found deductions he hadn't thought of—moving expenses, a portion of his internet bill, the professional literature he’d bought.
Every April, Max’s desk would disappear under a mountain of crumpled receipts, coffee-stained invoices, and cryptic letters from the Finanzamt . He spent days manually typing numbers into spreadsheets, constantly terrified he’d miss a deduction or make a typo that would trigger an audit.
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