Accounting guide
DATEV export: hand your books to your tax advisor
Most German tax advisors work with DATEV. With TWT Accounting you do the bookkeeping yourself and pass your bookings on in the DATEV format, instead of collecting receipts in folders. This is how the export works and how your tax advisor works with you.
What the DATEV export contains
The export is a booking batch in the DATEV format: a CSV file with a header naming the advisor and client numbers, the financial year and the chart of accounts, and one line per booking with account, contra account, amount, tax key, document date and document number.
Your tax advisor imports it into their DATEV software without retyping anything.
SKR03 or SKR04
TWT Accounting books to the SKR03 or SKR04 chart of accounts, which you choose with your tax advisor. The export carries accounts and tax keys the way DATEV expects them.
How to export
- Enter the advisor and client numbers once.
- Choose the period, for example a month or a quarter.
- Download the booking batch and hand it to your tax advisor.
An account of their own for your tax advisor
Instead of sending files, invite your tax advisor as a user with the tax advisor role. They see the books and download the export themselves.
The GoBD export for a tax audit
For an audit by the tax office, TWT Accounting creates the data export under GoBD: every booking and all master data with a description that the tax office’s audit software reads.
Frequently asked questions
No. You work in TWT Accounting; only your tax advisor needs DATEV to import the booking batch.
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Accounting with DATEV export
SKR03 or SKR04, DATEV export, VAT pre-returns over ELSTER. Try it for 30 days, cancel monthly.
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