Accounting
Lexware Office
EU-Made Report an error0–5 in half steps. 5 means the rubric's top anchor is met on the evidence.
by Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG · www.lexware.de
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The panel's verdict
Lexware Office is cloud accounting software from Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG of Freiburg, formerly lexoffice. Adviser handoff takes the judges' top scores, five of six at 7: four documented DATEV scenarios, background transfer via DATEVconnect online, and exports that link booking to receipt image in DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen, with a tax adviser access the pages state is completely free. Tax and filings scores cluster at 6-7 on a VAT advance return that fills itself, transmits with one click and ELSTER confirmation, and locks the period. GoBD compliance splits the judges 4 to 6: the tax adviser credits the monthly, logged locking run, while the auditor and bookkeeper mark down absent public information on a Verfahrensdokumentation, retention period and auditor export. Sovereignty scores sit at 3; the rationales record no public information on hosting location or any subprocessor. The sharpest caveats: the adviser's access cannot be scoped, and we found no public information on EÜR or balance-sheet output. One judge scored zero on every criterion, and the pages publish no prices beyond the free adviser access.
Speaks for it
- VAT advance return positions fill automatically from each business transaction, submit with one click with ELSTER confirmation, and lock the period on submission
- Four documented DATEV handover scenarios, background transfer via DATEVconnect online, and a Steuerberaterzugang export whose two ZIP files auto-link booking to receipt image in DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen
- Automatic monthly GoBD-conform locking between 22:00 and 06:00 Uhr, with a protocol of every execution and a manual lock to a freely chosen date
- The tax adviser access is stated as completely free for client and Kanzlei
- A manual export of vouchers and booking data remains available even after cancellation
Held against it
- The tax adviser's access cannot be restricted to individual areas, so the office sees everything including connected bank accounts, and only the last login is visible
- We found no public information on hosting location, ownership, or any subprocessor list
- We found no public information on a supplied Verfahrensdokumentation, a stated statutory retention period, or a data export for the auditor
- The fiscal year is fixed to the calendar year, and we found no public information on opening balances, cost centres, accruals, or manual journals
- Bank matching is suggestion-based — a booking exists only after the user accepts, with at most 1000 assignments per operation — and we found no public information on OCR capture or e-invoice handling
Best for
- You file your own Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung and want positions auto-filled, one-click ELSTER transmission, SEPA debit payment, and the period locked in a single product
- Your Steuerkanzlei works with DATEV and you divide tasks as Selbstbucher or Buchungsmandant, since the handover scenarios and exports are the judges' highest scores
- You need a real period lock — the automatic monthly Festschreibung with a timestamped protocol — more than a full audit package
- You keep books on SKR03 or SKR04 and may need to switch charts, since existing bookings migrate automatically
Avoid if
- You must limit what your Steuerkanzlei can see — the captured pages state granular restriction is not possible and the office sees all information including connected bank accounts
- You need to file VAT returns retroactively beyond the second-to-last year, since older filings must be done externally, e.g. via ELSTER
- Your business year does not follow the calendar year, to which the fiscal year is fixed
- You expect bank transactions to book themselves — a booking exists only after you accept a matching suggestion
The scores
Bookkeeping core
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Double-entry, the chart of accounts (SKR03/SKR04), postings, journals, opening balances and period closing — the ledger underneath the pretty screens.
0 — Income-and-expense lists only; no double-entry, no chart of accounts, no journal.
3 — Simplified bookkeeping suitable for EÜR with a fixed account list; no free posting, no period close.
5 — Double-entry with SKR03/SKR04, manual postings, journals, opening balances and a month-end close.
8 — Full ledger with cost centres, recurring and reversing entries, accruals, multi-year comparatives, and a documented close checklist with locking.
10 — An accountant's ledger: configurable charts including customised accounts, period locking with audit, foreign currency with documented valuation, group or multi-entity handling, and reporting that reconciles to the trial balance.
The Bookkeeper
SKR03 and SKR04 are supported and a switch migrates every booking to the new chart, and the monthly automatic Festschreibung with its protocol gives a real lock on the month. The fiscal year is hard-wired to the calendar year, and I found no public information on manual free postings, journals, opening balances, cost centres, recurring entries or accruals. 3 4 5
The Tax Adviser
SKR03 and SKR04 with automatic migration of existing postings, calendar-month booking periods, and a monthly locking run with a timestamped protocol is a real ledger underneath the screens — the Buchungsmandant scenarios even contemplate the Kanzlei preparing the Jahresabschluss on these books. We found no public information on manual journal postings, opening balances, cost centres or accruals, and the fiscal year is fixed to the calendar year, so a mid-grade ledger is what the pages support. 3 4 5
The Auditor
The chart of accounts is real — SKR03 or SKR04, switchable, with existing bookings migrated automatically — calendar months serve as the booking periods, and a monthly locking cycle stands in for the period close. We found no public information on free manual postings, journals, opening balances, cost centres or accruals, and the fiscal year is fixed to the calendar year. 3 4 5
The Founder
SKR03 and SKR04 are both there, I can switch charts and existing bookings migrate automatically, and the monthly lock with a timestamped protocol gives me a real period close. But I found no public information on manual journals, opening balances, cost centres or accruals — and the business year is fixed to the calendar year with the calendar month as the booking period. A solid mid-level ledger, none of the accountant's extras shown. 3 4 5
The Integrator
The captured help pages show a real double-entry base: SKR03 or SKR04 selectable with existing bookings auto-migrated when the chart is switched, calendar-month booking periods tied to document dates, and a monthly hardening that freezes everything booked through the second-to-last month. We found no public information on manual free postings, opening balances, cost centres, accruals or multi-year comparatives, so the ledger beyond the basics stays dark. 3 4 5 11
The Skeptic
SKR03 and SKR04 are both supported, switching migrates all existing bookings automatically, and the fiscal year is the calendar year with calendar-month booking periods. Immobilization can be triggered manually to any chosen date or runs automatically each month with a protocol of every execution — a genuine period lock, and the DATEV batch-booking export shows a real ledger underneath. We found no public information on cost centres, recurring and reversing entries, accruals, opening balances, or multi-year comparatives. 3 4 5 11
GoBD, immutability & audit
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Whether the record survives a tax audit: unalterable postings, complete change history, retention across the statutory period, and a Verfahrensdokumentation the vendor actually supplies.
0 — Postings can be edited or deleted without trace; no retention statement, no GoBD claim, no documentation.
3 — GoBD asserted on the marketing page with nothing behind it — no described audit trail, no documentation offered, no statement on retention.
5 — Postings become unalterable after close with corrections booked as reversals, a change log exists, and the statutory retention period is stated.
8 — Documented GoBD conformity with a supplied Verfahrensdokumentation template, complete and exportable audit trail, receipts linked to postings, and a GoBD-compliant data export (GDPdU/Z3) for the auditor.
10 — Audit-ready as a product feature: an independent GoBD certification or attestation published, Verfahrensdokumentation maintained per release, tamper-evident journals, retention executed across the full statutory period, and an export the Betriebsprüfer accepts without argument.
The Bookkeeper
The automatic monthly Festschreibung is described in substance — GoBD-conformant locking with a cutoff rule back to the second-to-last month and a protocol of every execution — which is more than a marketing claim. But I found no public information on a Verfahrensdokumentation, a change history for corrections booked as reversals, the statutory retention period, or a GDPdU export for the auditor. 5 7 12
The Tax Adviser
The locking mechanics are described in earnest — automatic monthly locking, an initial lock on activation, manual locking to a chosen date, a protocol of every execution with its timestamp, and bookings of a reporting period fixed once the USt-VA is submitted. We found no public information on a supplied Verfahrensdokumentation, a statement of the statutory retention period, or a GoBD-compliant export for the Betriebsprüfer, which keeps it short of the documented-audit grade. 5 7
The Auditor
Immutability is documented better than most: automatic monthly locking in a night window with a cutoff to the second-to-last month, an initial locking on activation, manual locking to a chosen date, a protocol of every executed locking with timestamps, and submission of the VAT advance return locks that period's bookings. For what a Betriebsprüfung needs beyond that, we found no public information on corrections booked as reversals, a per-posting change history, retention across the statutory period, a supplied Verfahrensdokumentation, or a data export for the auditor. 5 7
The Founder
Postings genuinely become unalterable: the lock is automatic and GoBD-conform each month, logged with execution timestamps, and submitting the VAT advance return fixes that period's bookings too. What's missing for the audit-minded is everything around it — I found no public information on a Verfahrensdokumentation template, a stated retention period, an auditor's data export, or corrections handled as reversals. 5 7
The Integrator
Immutability is engineered rather than just claimed: an automatic monthly Festschreibung described as GoBD-conform, a manual lock to a freely chosen date, a protocol of every lock with timestamp, and bookings frozen as soon as a VAT pre-registration is transmitted. We found no public information on a supplied Verfahrensdokumentation, a stated statutory retention period, or a GoBD-compliant data export for the auditor, which is what separates a working lock from full audit readiness. 5 7
The Skeptic
The GoBD claim has an actual feature behind it: bookings are fixed automatically each month in a nightly window with a defined cutoff, a manual option and an initial run on activation, a protocol records every execution with timestamp, and submitting the VAT return locks the period. We found no public information on a supplied Verfahrensdokumentation, an auditor data export, a stated statutory retention period, or corrections booked as reversals. At least an export of vouchers and booking data still works after cancellation, which protects the exit. 5 7 12
Tax handling & filings
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How this is scored
VAT logic and the filings that follow: UStVA, ELSTER submission, EÜR or Bilanz, OSS for cross-border sales, and reverse-charge handling.
0 — No VAT logic beyond a rate field; no filings, no ELSTER.
3 — VAT rates and a UStVA figure to copy out by hand; no electronic submission, no special cases.
5 — UStVA prepared and submitted electronically via ELSTER, EÜR or a simple balance sheet produced, and reverse-charge and intra-community supply handled.
8 — The above plus OSS handling for cross-border B2C, Zusammenfassende Meldung, small-business (§19) and Ist/Soll taxation, permanent extension (Dauerfristverlängerung), and E-Bilanz where relevant.
10 — The filing year is handled end to end: every routine German filing generated and submitted electronically with validation before sending, cross-border VAT determined from the transaction rather than by hand, and correction filings supported.
The Bookkeeper
The USt-VA is filled automatically from the transactions and goes out with one click, ELSTER confirmation, SEPA or transfer payment, and locking of the submitted period; Ist/Soll timing, Mindest-Ist-Besteuerung, §13b reverse charge and Dauerfristverlängerung are all documented. OSS appears only as guidance that destination-country taxation must be reported elsewhere, retroactive filing stops at the second-to-last year, and I found no public information on Zusammenfassende Meldung, §19 small business, EÜR or E-Bilanz. 7 8
The Tax Adviser
The USt-VA is filled automatically from business transactions, submitted to the Finanzamt with one click, confirmed by ELSTER, then booked and paid by SEPA debit or transfer — with Ist/Soll timing including Mindest-Ist, §13b and intra-community supplies, Dauerfristverlängerung and Nullmeldung handled. OSS appears only as guidance that destination-country taxation must be reported via OSS or separate registration, retroactive filings stop at the second-to-last year, and we found no public information on Zusammenfassende Meldung, §19 handling or EÜR/Bilanz generation. 7 8
The Auditor
The VAT advance return runs end to end — positions filled per transaction, one-click transmission with ELSTER confirmation, null returns, payment by direct debit or transfer, an automatic voucher afterwards — with cash-versus-accrual timing, minimum-cash taxation, §13b reverse charge, intra-community supplies and Dauerfristverlängerung documented. Destination-country OSS taxation is explicitly routed outside the product, and we found no public information on the EÜR or a balance sheet, the Zusammenfassende Meldung, §19 small-business treatment or E-Bilanz; retrospective filings are limited to the second-to-last year. 7 8
The Founder
One click sends the VAT advance return to the Finanzamt with ELSTER confirmation, an automatic receipt is booked and the SEPA debit just happens — that is precisely the hour of my Sunday I want back. Cash and accrual timing, the minimum-cash rule, §13b reverse charge and Dauerfristverlängerung are all handled, but the pages themselves route destination-country tax to OSS or separate registration outside the product, and I found no public information on EÜR or balance-sheet output, the Zusammenfassende Meldung, or small-business rules. Above the middle mark, well short of the full filing year. 7 8
The Integrator
The VAT pre-registration loop is fully wired: transactions auto-fill the correct positions, one-click transmission with ELSTER feedback, payment by SEPA direct debit or bank transfer from the generated voucher, and the period locks on submission, with Ist/Soll timing including Mindest-Ist, §13b reverse charge, intra-community supplies and Dauerfristverlängerung all documented. Destination-country taxation is explicitly routed to OSS or a separate registration rather than the product, and we found no public information on EÜR, a balance sheet, Zusammenfassende Meldung or small-business §19 handling, with retroactive filings capped at the second-to-last year. 7 8
The Skeptic
The VAT return runs as a closed loop: positions fill automatically from each business transaction, one click transmits to the tax office with ELSTER confirmation, payment runs by SEPA debit or transfer, the matching voucher is created automatically, and the period locks on submission — with Dauerfristverlängerung handled as a prerequisite setting. Timing logic is detailed: cash and accrual taxation including the minimum-cash-tax rule, §13b services and intra-community supplies by document or service date, and guidance that destination-country VAT goes through OSS or separate registration rather than the return. We found no public information on EÜR or balance-sheet production, the Zusammenfassende Meldung, §19 small-business handling, or E-Bilanz; retroactive returns stop at the second-to-last year. 7 8
Receipts, banking & matching
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How evidence and money get into the ledger: bank feeds, receipt capture, OCR, matching rules, and whether the digital receipt is legally sufficient on its own.
0 — Manual entry only; no bank connection, no receipt storage.
3 — Bank statement import by file and receipt upload as plain attachments; matching is entirely manual.
5 — Automatic bank feeds for the major German banks, receipt upload with OCR, suggested matches, and receipts linked to their postings.
8 — PSD2 feeds across many institutions, rule-based automatic matching with learning, e-invoice handling (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung) both directions, and replacement scanning (ersetzendes Scannen) documented so paper can be destroyed.
10 — The evidence chain is closed: every posting reaches its receipt in one click, e-invoicing inbound and outbound as standard, documented compliant archiving of the digital original, and matching accurate enough that exceptions rather than transactions are the work.
The Bookkeeper
Fetched bank transactions automatically receive matching suggestions checked in both directions, with documented criteria and improvements such as the document number in the remittance info, and receipts link to their postings — but every suggestion waits for a manual "Alle Annehmen" before a booking exists. I found no public information on OCR capture, e-invoice handling or replacement scanning, and no statement on which banks are fed. 9 10
The Tax Adviser
Bank transactions are fetched and receive matching suggestions on every refresh, with two suggestion types, checks in both directions, sensible criteria (matching amounts, exact document number in the remittance info, identical contact or customer number) and receipts linked to their postings — though nothing is booked until the user accepts and at most 1000 assignments run per operation. We found no public information on OCR receipt capture, PSD2 breadth across institutions, ZUGFeRD/XRechnung handling or ersetzendes Scannen being documented. 9 10
The Auditor
Fetched bank transactions receive matching suggestions on each refresh, the matching logic is documented in detail — criteria, improvement markers, checks in both directions, up to 1000 assignments per operation — and a posting only exists once the user accepts a suggestion, with separate guidance on genuinely linking bank transaction and receipt. We found no public information on OCR receipt capture, rule-based matching with learning, ZUGFeRD/XRechnung handling, or documented replacement scanning; an e-invoicing module is named in the product navigation without format detail. 1 9 10
The Founder
Bank accounts are connected, refreshing fetches new transactions, and every Umsatz gets matching suggestions checked in both directions against a receipt or an accounting category — but a booking only exists after I click accept, so the ledger is suggesting rather than matching itself. Receipts are linked to their postings (the VAT return lines expand to the vouchers), while I found no public information on OCR receipt capture, e-invoice formats inbound and outbound, or replacement scanning. 7 9 10 12
The Integrator
Bank transactions are fetched and automatically receive matching suggestions on each refresh — by exact document number in the remittance text, contact name or customer number — checked in both directions with receipts linked to their postings, and connected bank accounts are demonstrably part of the account. We found no public information on OCR for captured receipts, user-definable matching rules with learning, or inbound ZUGFeRD/XRechnung handling, so the evidence chain stays at suggested matches. 9 10 12
The Skeptic
Bank transactions fetched on refresh automatically receive matching suggestions — a matching document or an accounting category, checked in both directions against stated criteria — and a booking only exists after the user accepts, with at most 1000 assignments per run. Receipts are linked to their postings and each return position expands to its vouchers. We found no public information on OCR capture, e-invoice handling in both directions, or replacement scanning, and the matching is suggestion-based rather than rule-driven with learning. 7 9 10
Tax adviser handoff
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How the books reach the Steuerberater — DATEV above all — and whether the adviser can work in the system rather than around it.
0 — No adviser access and no accounting export; the year-end is a pile of PDFs.
3 — Generic CSV or Excel export described as "suitable for your tax adviser", with no named format.
5 — A documented DATEV export (postings and, ideally, receipts) plus a read-only login for the adviser.
8 — DATEV export including receipt images with correct linking, or a maintained DATEV interface; the adviser gets their own scoped access with an audit of what they changed.
10 — The adviser is a first-class user: bidirectional DATEV exchange including corrections coming back, or a certified interface; period handover with locking, and a workflow where adviser queries are resolved inside the system.
The Bookkeeper
Four documented DATEV handover scenarios, DATEVconnect online with the Buchungsdatenservice, and a Steuerberaterzugang export whose two coordinated ZIPs auto-link booking to receipt image in DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen — receipts and bookings both travel correctly. The adviser login is free and last login is visible, but the captured help states the Kanzlei's access cannot be restricted to individual areas and sees everything including bank accounts, and I found no public information on corrections coming back or an audit of what the adviser changed. 11 12
The Tax Adviser
This is the part they understand: four documented DATEV handover scenarios, DATEVconnect online background transfer with the Rechnungsdatenservice and Buchungsdatenservice, and a Steuerberaterzugang export that produces two coordinated ZIP files where booking and receipt image link automatically after import into DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen — plus a free adviser login and a manual export that survives cancellation. But the adviser login cannot be restricted in scope and sees every connected bank account, and we found no public information on an audit of what the adviser changed or corrections coming back through DATEV. 11 12
The Auditor
Four handover scenarios are documented down to the ZIP files — manual DATEV Belegtransfer and Stapelbuchungsimport, or DATEVconnect online via the Rechnungsdatenservice and Buchungsdatenservice — and the export started from the tax-adviser login produces receipt and booking files that link automatically in DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen, booking to receipt image. The adviser seat is free and the last login is visible, but access cannot be restricted to individual areas — the adviser sees everything including connected bank accounts — and we found no public information on corrections coming back from DATEV or an audit of what the adviser changed. 11 12
The Founder
The DATEV handover is genuinely professional: the Steuerberaterzugang export builds two coordinated ZIP files that link booking to receipt image automatically after import into DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen, DATEVconnect online transfers in the background via the Buchungsdatenservice, and the adviser seat costs nothing. But the access cannot be scoped — the Kanzlei sees everything including my connected bank accounts — with only a last-login visible, no audit of what they changed, and nothing coming back the other way. Best-in-class one-way export, one-sided collaboration. 11 12
The Integrator
The DATEV handoff is the best-documented part of the product: scenario-based exports for Buchungsmandant versus Selbstbucher, automatic background transfer via DATEVconnect online to the Buchungsdatenservice, receipt images and booking data coordinated so the booking links to the receipt image after import in DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen, plus Rechnungsdatenservice and ADDISON OneClick, and the adviser seat is explicitly free. Access is all-or-nothing — the captured help page states granular restriction is not possible and the adviser sees everything including bank accounts — and we found no public information on corrections flowing back from the Kanzlei. 11 12
The Skeptic
The DATEV handoff is thorough: four documented scenarios split by task division, exports of receipts and batch bookings as coordinated ZIP files that link automatically in DATEV Kanzlei Rechnungswesen, a DATEVconnect online background transfer, and an ADDISON OneClick interface. The adviser seat is explicitly free, though the automatic interfaces stop at cancellation while a manual export remains. The captured pages state plainly that the adviser access cannot be scoped — the office sees everything including connected bank accounts, only the last login is visible — and we found no public information on corrections flowing back from the adviser. 11 12
European sovereignty
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Where the books live and who could be compelled to produce them — plus, uniquely here, whether statutory retention survives leaving the vendor. Independently sourced by the sovereignty pipeline.
0 — Non-EU vendor and contracting entity, hosting unstated or non-EU, subprocessors unnamed — with a ten-year retention obligation attached to data held abroad.
3 — EU hosting offered while the contracting entity is non-EU, or the subprocessor list is absent.
5 — EU hosting as standard and an EU contracting entity, but parts of the chain — OCR, AI categorisation, support tooling — are non-EU without an explained safeguard.
8 — EU or German hosting on named infrastructure, EU contracting entity, full subprocessor list published, and a stated export that satisfies retention if the contract ends.
10 — Sovereign and durable: German or EU hosting throughout, every subprocessor European, certification published, and a documented archive export that keeps the customer compliant for the full retention period after they leave.
The Bookkeeper
The vendor is German (Haufe-Lexware, Freiburg) and a manual export of vouchers and booking data still works after cancellation, but that is all the captured pages hold. I found no public information on hosting location, ownership, or any subprocessor list — where the books live and who could be compelled to produce them is unevidenced, and retention across the full statutory period after leaving is not addressed. 1 2 12
The Tax Adviser
We found no public information on where the Lexware Office books are hosted, on the contracting entity's jurisdiction being confirmed on the vendor's own captured pages, or on any subprocessor list; the captured material shows only separate privacy statements for the cloud and desktop products. The provenance names a German company in Freiburg, so this is not the non-EU worst case, and a manual export of vouchers and booking data remains available after cancellation — but we found no public information on retention-compliant archiving or a documented archive export for the full statutory period. 1 2 12
The Auditor
The vendor presents as a German house from Freiburg, but we found no public information on where the books are hosted or on any subprocessor; only separate privacy statements for the cloud and the desktop products are offered. A manual export of vouchers and booking data remains available even after cancellation, but we found no public information on a documented archive export that keeps retention compliant for the statutory period after leaving. 1 2 12
The Founder
The vendor is German through and through per the provenance line, and a manual export of receipts and booking data still works after cancellation, which is a real exit door. Beyond that I found no public information: nothing on hosting location, nothing on subprocessors, nothing confirming the contracting entity, and the captured privacy pages only link onward to separate statements rather than stating any of it. An absent subprocessor list lands this in the low band for me, not the floor. 1 2 12
The Integrator
The imprint names a Freiburg company and separate privacy statements exist for the cloud product, but the captured pages give no statement of hosting location, no subprocessor list and no certification, so I cannot place the books on named European infrastructure from public information. The one durable fact is the manual export of vouchers and booking data that still works after cancellation — a partial answer to whether retention survives leaving the vendor. 1 2 12
The Skeptic
On sovereignty the captured pages give nothing checkable: the contracting entity's jurisdiction is not confirmed on the vendor's own pages, and we found no public information on hosting location or any subprocessor list. Two privacy statements are linked — one general, one for the cloud product — but their content on processors and hosting is not shown. A manual export of vouchers and booking data survives cancellation, which at least protects retention after leaving. 2 12
Pricing transparency
not rated — the vendor publishes no price
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Whether a business can compute the real annual invoice — including the bookings, users, bank accounts and adviser access they actually need — from public pages alone.
0 — No public prices at all; every tier is a sales conversation.
3 — A headline monthly price exists, but booking or document limits, extra users or the tier where DATEV export begins are unstated.
5 — Tier prices public with billing period stated and the main limits given, but at least one commonly needed piece (DATEV export, extra bank accounts, adviser seat) sits in an unpriced tier.
8 — Every tier and add-on priced publicly with limits, overage, minimum term and VAT treatment stated; adviser access priced or explicitly free.
10 — Complete price computability: annual invoice derivable for a given transaction volume, user count and feature set, including overage and the year-end extras.
The Bookkeeper
The only pricing fact captured is that the tax adviser access is "komplett kostenlos". No tier prices, booking or document limits, minimum term or VAT treatment appear anywhere on the captured pages, so a business cannot compute a real annual invoice from public information. 12
The Tax Adviser
We found no public information on tier prices, billing periods, booking or document limits, user costs, or at which tier the DATEV export and bank connections begin. The only pricing fact published in the captures is that the tax adviser login is completely free; no annual invoice is computable from these pages. 1 12
The Auditor
We found no public prices at all in the captured material — no tier price, no booking or document limits, no minimum term, no VAT treatment; the only pricing statement is that the tax adviser access is free. A business cannot compute an annual invoice from these pages. 1 12
The Founder
I found no public information on pricing at all — no tier, no monthly figure, no booking or document limits, not even a hint of what an adviser seat or an extra bank account costs, so no annual invoice can be computed from what is published. As the person who checks the invoice against the headline, that is the bottom. 1
The Integrator
The only priced fact I found is that the tax adviser access is 'komplett kostenlos' for client and Kanzlei alike. Beyond that we found no public information on tier prices, booking or document limits, billing period or VAT treatment, so a business cannot compute a real annual invoice from the captured pages. 1 12
The Skeptic
We found no public information on tier prices, billing period, booking or document limits, the cost of an extra bank account, or the tier where DATEV export begins; the captured pages show no prices at all. The one priced fact is the tax adviser access, stated as completely free. A business cannot compute its annual invoice from these pages. 1 12
European sovereignty — proven facts
0 of 4 dimensions provenBuilt only from facts shown on the vendor's own pages. A dimension we could not prove is left open, not scored as zero.
| Legal entity | Not determined ⚠ unverified | — | uncited Report an error |
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| Ownership | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Data residency | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Subprocessors | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
Where this could be wrong
- Evidence ages. The oldest capture behind this page is from 15 Sep 2026. Vendors change pricing and policies without notice; every fact reflects its source as of the capture date shown in the registry.
- Weak sourcing — Legal entity. Not confirmed on the vendor’s own pages as captured.
- AI can misread a source. Extraction and judgement are automated; a citation guarantees traceability, not infallibility. If something here is wrong, say so — no account needed, every report is decided within 5 business days, and accepted corrections are published.
What we left out
A claim that does not survive our checks costs us the claim, not the page. This is what was taken off this one.
- We found no public information on pricing on the pages we read (lexware.de/impressum, lexware.de/datenschutz, help.lexware.de/de-form/articles/548779-anderung-des-kontenrahmens, help.lexware.de/de-form/articles/548243-was-sind-buchungsperioden, help.lexware.de/de-form/articles/548842-automatische-festschreibung, help.lexware.de/de-form/articles/548302-was-sind-die-gobd-relevanten-geschaftsvorfalle and 6 more). If the vendor publishes it somewhere else, send us the page. Know more? Tell us
- 7 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 legal fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 sovereignty dimension could not be confirmed on the vendor’s own pages and is shown as unknown. Know more? Tell us
Sources (12)
The pages every claim on this page was read from — each one checked, dated, and kept verifiable.
- 1 Imprint www.lexware.de Checked 15 Sep 2026 Details →
- 2 Privacy policy www.lexware.de Checked 15 Sep 2026 Details →
- 3 Bookkeeping core — found from sitemap help.lexware.de Checked 1 Oct 2026 Details →
- 4 Bookkeeping core — found from sitemap help.lexware.de Checked 1 Oct 2026 Details →
- 5 GoBD, immutability & audit — found from sitemap help.lexware.de Checked 1 Oct 2026 Details →
- 6 GoBD, immutability & audit — found from sitemap help.lexware.de Checked 1 Oct 2026 Details →
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