Services for Germany

Bookkeeping & Accounting (Finanzbuchhaltung):

• Recording daily transactions (sales, purchases, expenses).
• Accounts payable & receivable management.
• Bank & cash reconciliations.
• Monthly/quarterly management accounts.
• Using software like DATEV (very common in Germany), SAP, Navision, or international tools like Xero/QuickBooks.

Payroll Processing (Lohnbuchhaltung):

• Salary & wage calculations.
• German payroll tax (Lohnsteuer) deductions.
• Social security contributions (Sozialversicherung).
• Payslip generation & filings.

VAT (Umsatzsteuer) Compliance:

• Preparation & filing of monthly/quarterly VAT returns.
• Intrastat & EC sales list reporting.
• Reconciling input/output VAT.

Year-End Accounts (Jahresabschluss):

• Drafting annual financial statements under HGB (German Commercial Code) or IFRS.
• Balance sheet, P&L, and notes preparation.
• Supporting local Steuerberater (tax advisors) with filings.

Tax Compliance Support:

• Corporate income tax return preparation (Körperschaftsteuer).
• Trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) calculations.
• Personal income tax return assistance (Einkommensteuer) for expats.
• Preparing schedules for submission to German tax advisors.

Audit Support (Wirtschaftsprüfung):

• Drafting trial balances & audit schedules.
• Fixed assets, AR/AP ageing, reconciliations.
• Working papers for German statutory auditors.

Accounts Payable / Receivable Outsourcing:

• Vendor invoice processing, approvals & payments.
• Customer invoicing & collections follow-up.
• Multi-currency reconciliations for export/import-heavy businesses.

Specialised Compliance & Reporting:

• GoBD-compliant bookkeeping (German data/documentation standards).
• ESG reporting support (Germany is strict on sustainability/CSR compliance).
• Transfer pricing documentation for multinational groups.

Others:

• General Ledger (GL) accounting.
• Fixed asset accounting.
• Intercompany reconciliations.
• Financial consolidation.