As a self-employed person, you bear responsibility. The fear of making a mistake and getting into trouble with the tax office is high. Not anymore: everything is traceable, cleanly processed, and securely transmitted.
For the Cautious
You are not liable for VAT? Then use our solution for small businesses.
More time for business, less effort for taxes.
Are you self-employed and liable for VAT? Then you certainly have better things to do than worry about taxes: Easily and reliably handle your bookkeeping, taxes, and VAT pre-registration with Taxfix now.
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Your Taxfix advantages
Developed by experts
Years of expertise pay off: We know what matters when it comes to taxes – and what's important for doing them stress-free.
Safe from start to submission
Sensitive data? No worries. VAT Essentials ensures secure processing of your data and reliable submission to the tax office.
Understandable and clear use
You always know what's going on: Clear process and information about the required details and deadlines ensure you don't forget anything.
Thoughtful simplicity
Everything in one place, understandable language, no spreadsheets or manual and stressful input.
Simple accounting
Income & Expenses in one place
Easily keep track of your income and expenses. You immediately see your financial overview—including the VAT that is due or will be refunded.
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Create a profile
When you start for the first time, you provide a few pieces of information about your business, such as whether you file monthly or quarterly.
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Upload invoices and receipts
Upload your documents and immediately get a clear overview of your finances – including the VAT that you have to pay or get back.
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Submit the preliminary return
Follow the guided process and securely transmit everything to the tax office via our ELSTER interface. If VAT is due, you will receive clear information about the next steps and payment.
Receipts & Invoices
Automatic data capture
Upload receipts and invoices and save yourself tedious typing and unnecessary clicks thanks to automatic data capture. Everything is cleanly recorded and clearly stored—fewer errors, less effort.
Who is VAT Essentials suitable for?
As a self-employed person, you bear responsibility. The fear of making a mistake and getting into trouble with the tax office is high. Not anymore: everything is traceable, cleanly processed, and securely transmitted.
For the Cautious
For self-employed individuals subject to VAT who want to do their taxes simply
Developed by tax experts. With automatic capture of invoice and receipt data, direct submission of the VAT pre-registration to the tax office, and the option to complete the 2026 annual financial statements easily.
Start now
If you are self-employed and liable for VAT, you can conveniently do your tax with Taxfix VAT Essentials. Are you a small business owner and also want to use Taxfix? Then we have a special solution for you here: Taxfix for Small Business Owners.
The guided registration process takes you through step by step – all you need to fill it out is the data related to your self-employment, such as your tax number. Once registration is complete, you only need your invoices and receipts for accounting to submit your VAT pre-registration.
You can start with your accounting for 2026 immediately and complete your annual accounts and your entire tax for 2026 at the beginning of 2027.
Exclusive offer: The first month is free for early bookkeeper birds. After that, you pay €19.99 plus 19% VAT monthly.
Taxfix for the self-employed is not suitable for users who are not liable for VAT and apply the small business regulation (Taxfix for small businesses), as well as those with very complex or specialized tax cases, exceptional cases, and special regulations. You will find out which ones these are in detail during the registration process.
Doing everything right
Secure Submission on time
With Taxfix, you always have your taxes under control: A clear, guided, and automated process shows you exactly what to do and when—so you won't miss any deadlines, and the automatic calculation of your VAT ensures correct data that is securely transmitted to the tax office.