Pricing
Pricing (Preise): what jahresabschluss.io costs, what is free and what we do not sell
Your first annual financial statements (Jahresabschluss) are free, once per account, with no card and no subscription. After that, statements cost €250 to €5,000 per fiscal year by size, the E-Bilanz costs €20, and filing a tax return costs €50, while preparing it is free. Bookkeeping starts at €95 per company per month, and the complete package (Gesamtpaket) with statements, E-Bilanz and tax filing starts at €125, or €75 in the Micro tariff for very small companies.
Last reviewed: 2026-11-02
Prices by company size
For GmbH, UG, AG, eG and GmbH & Co. KG. The revenue figures are a simplification. Your size class under the HGB decides: two of three criteria from revenue, balance sheet total and employees (§ 267, § 267a HGB). The software derives it from your data.
Micro tariff, revenue up to €100,000
€75 per month, per company, all inclusive like the complete package: statements, E-Bilanz and tax returns. 1 user, 100 AI-read receipts per month, 12-month minimum term. You choose it when you order, and the software checks automatically that it fits: 1 user, at most 10 employees, revenue up to €100,000 and not above the Kleinst size class. Statements bought separately: €250.
Kleinst (micro company), revenue up to €900,000
Annual financial statements: €250 per fiscal year. Bookkeeping only: €95 per month. Complete package: €125 per month.
Klein (small), revenue up to €15 million
Annual financial statements: €500 per fiscal year. Bookkeeping only: €120 per month. Complete package: €150 per month.
Mittelgroß (medium), revenue up to €50 million
Annual financial statements: €2,500 per fiscal year. Bookkeeping only: €250 per month. Complete package: €300 per month. The statutory audit is separate (§ 316 HGB).
Groß (large), revenue over €50 million
Annual financial statements: €5,000 per fiscal year. Bookkeeping, complete package, E-Bilanz and tax returns: on request. The statutory audit is separate.
Which monthly plan fits
Complete package (Gesamtpaket)
Bookkeeping plus, per company and 12 months: one set of annual financial statements under the HGB, one E-Bilanz, and the tax returns of one assessment period. Monthly prices are per company. The free trial does not carry these inclusions.
Bookkeeping only (Buchhaltung solo)
Running double-entry bookkeeping on SKR03 or SKR04, with the VAT filings included. Statements (€250 to €5,000), E-Bilanz (€20) and tax returns (€50) can be added one by one.
Bookkeeping and cash-basis accounts (Buchhaltung & EÜR)
€99 per workspace per month, for profit by Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung (§ 4(3) EStG). Includes bookkeeping, filing of the Anlage EÜR, the tax returns of one assessment period per company and 12 months, and VAT filings. No surcharge for more users. Open to sole proprietors, GbR and PartG. GmbH, UG, AG, eG, OHG and KG always keep balance-sheet accounts, so it is not open to them.
Just the tax return
The tax module has no subscription. Preparing, calculating and the official check cost nothing. You pay €50 only when you file a return directly.
One-off prices
No subscription starts when you pay these.
E-Bilanz
€20 per fiscal year, sent directly to the tax office (Finanzamt) after your approval (§ 5b EStG). One per company and 12 months is included in an active complete package; more years cost €20.
Opening balance sheet for the tax office (Eröffnungsbilanz)
€20 once it has passed the official check, also straight after formation. Included if the E-Bilanz of the same fiscal year is unlocked. Entering it and checking it are free.
Tax returns: direct filing
€50 per return: corporate income tax, trade tax, annual VAT, partnership determination (Feststellung, § 180 AO) and a sole proprietor's income tax. Available for supported cases after a positive server check. If a case is not supported, the return page says why and names the next step.
VAT advance return, EC sales list, permanent extension
Creating and checking are free. Filing is included in every bookkeeping plan, the EÜR plan and for clients of an adviser with an active subscription. Without one: €20 per filing and period, paid before sending, with a correction of that period included. The permanent extension (Dauerfristverlängerung) costs €20 per year on the same terms.
Tax registration (Steuerliche Erfassung)
The questionnaire and local checks are free. Formal review and electronic submission by us: €35 once.
Company set-up
Per company, once: formation package for a GmbH or UG (Gründung: model protocol draft for the notary and a step plan to registration) €199, trade registration (Gewerbeanmeldung) €29, Transparency Register (Transparenzregister) report €29. Notary and court fees are paid directly to the notary and the register court and are not included.
Group accounts
Consolidated financial statements (Konzernabschluss): €7,500 (medium) or €12,500 (large) per group fiscal year. The consolidation tool is a separate subscription at €250 per month, per workspace.
Management report only
€1,000 per fiscal year and company, if you need only a Lagebericht from us. It is sold only where the law requires a management report; small companies do not need one. Paid annual financial statements already include it, with no extra invoice.
What is free
- Registration, in an English or German interface.
- The first annual financial statements, once per account. With several companies, it applies to one of them.
- The tax module: preparing returns, calculation and the official check, plus messages and applications to the tax office.
- The filing file for the Company Register (Unternehmensregister), for disclosure under § 325 HGB or deposit under § 326(2) HGB. It belongs to the statements and costs nothing extra.
- The Deadline Monitor (Fristenwächter), currently free.
- Set-up with the complete package or bookkeeping only: first set-up, transfer of your history from your old software and master data. Personal help is up to two hours per company; if your move needs more, you get a fixed-price offer first.
- A prior assessment of what personal help you need, and answers to technical questions by email.
Conditions that change the bill
Free trials
The complete package, bookkeeping only and the EÜR plan: 7 days, once per account, with a card on file (€0 in the trial). Cancel at any time in those 7 days; otherwise the subscription starts on day 8. Other subscription modules: once for 7 days, and the test ends by itself.
Users and receipts
Bookkeeping: 1 user per company included, each further user €20 per month. Every plan: 100 AI-read receipts per company per month, then €20 per further pack of 100. A pack is charged only when you use its 20th receipt, so up to 19 extra receipts in a month cost nothing. E-invoices (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD) and file imports do not count.
Bank connections
finAPI: €5 per month per active connection. Ponto, Qonto Direct and file imports (CSV, MT940, CAMT) have no surcharge from us.
Payment and cancelling
Every order creates an invoice. Pay by card (unlocked at once) or bank transfer (unlocked once the money arrives). SEPA direct debit only by separate agreement. Subscriptions can be cancelled monthly, except the Micro tariff's 12-month term. Invoices show no VAT (§ 19 UStG, small business rule).
Legal forms without a size class
e.K., sole proprietors, OHG, KG, GbR, eGbR and PartG that keep balance-sheet accounts pay the Kleinst prices: statements €250 per fiscal year (balance sheet and income statement), complete package €125, bookkeeping only €95 per company per month.
API and custom connections
The accounting API and MCP server cost nothing extra with a bookkeeping or EÜR plan. Connections to your other systems are built at a fixed price by quote, with optional support at €29 per month per connection.
Other modules, per month
Per workspace or per company, cancel monthly, activate at any time.
Finance
Treasury €25, plus €5 per active finAPI connection. Financial planning €150. Cost accounting €99. CRM €20 per member. Cap table €100. Fundraising modelling €49.
Operations
Inventory management €99. Orders and invoicing €100.
Closing
Consolidation €250. Capitalisation of development costs €150. Accounting manual €49.
People
HR records €49. Employment contracts €49. Neither one runs pay. See the list of what we do not sell.
Compliance and reporting
Internal control system €150. Resolution management €50. Contract management €49. Digital signature €49. VSME sustainability report €49. CSRD report €390.
Help from a person
Personal support: €100 per hour
Billed by actual time, no subscription. A qualified bookkeeper (§ 6(1) No. 1 StBerG) can review your books (list of findings, samples of account coding, bank and open-item reconciliation) or coach you in the software, also during year-end. Not part of it: tax advice, tax returns, preparing or reviewing your statements, VAT advance returns.
Bookkeeping done for you: from €500 per month
Software included. A qualified bookkeeper codes and posts receipts and bank lines, reconciles bank and open items monthly, bundles questions, and sends a monthly report with BWA and trial balance. On request, a Kanzlei Software export for your adviser. The price depends mainly on monthly bank lines and receipts. You get a written offer with a fixed monthly price; email info@jahresabschluss.io. You provide receipts, answer questions and approve payments. VAT advance returns, the assessment of your statements and tax questions stay with you or your adviser.
Credit packs for heavy users
1 credit has a list value of €250. Statements cost 1, 2, 10 or 20 credits for Kleinst, Klein, Mittelgroß, Groß. Packs: 2 credits €450 (10% off), 5 credits €1,000 (20% off), 10 credits €1,800 (28% off), 50 credits €8,000 (36% off), 200 credits €28,000 (44% off). Credits do not expire and apply automatically when you order.
Tax adviser firms (Kanzlei)
Price on request. Email us your team size, number of active companies and the scope you want, and we send an individual offer.
What we do not sell
- Payroll (Lohnabrechnung). It is planned, expected at the end of 2027, and cannot be ordered today. Until then, use your adviser or a payroll provider.
- Individual tax or legal advice, and representation before the tax office. That stays with a Steuerberater or lawyer (StBerG).
- The statutory audit (§ 316 HGB). A Wirtschaftsprüfer does it and sets the fee.
- Direct submission to the Company Register. We produce the file and you submit it. The register's own fees under the JVKostG are not included.
- A letter reader or translation service. The interface is English and German; the filings themselves stay German (§ 244 HGB).
- Introductions to tax advisers.
Three example yearly bills
Worked from the prices above. Calendar-year company, 12 months, no extra users, receipts or finAPI connections.
Small GmbH that wants everything in one plan
Complete package at €150 × 12 = €1,800. Buying the same parts one by one: bookkeeping €120 × 12 = €1,440, statements €500, E-Bilanz €20, three returns €150, total €2,110.
Micro UG whose bookkeeper hands over a trial balance
No subscription: statements €250, E-Bilanz €20, three returns €150, 12 VAT filings at €20 = €240, total €660. In the first year the statements are free, so €410.
Freelancer on cash-basis accounts
EÜR plan at €99 × 12 = €1,188, returns and VAT filing included. This is not the low-cost option for a freelancer. Compare on our page about accounting software in English.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the E-Bilanz cost?
€20 per fiscal year on its own. An active complete package includes one per company and 12 months. Bookkeeping only, the EÜR plan and the free trial do not include it.
Is it really free for my first year?
The first annual financial statements are free, once per account, without a card or subscription. If you have several companies, it covers one of them. E-Bilanz (€20) and direct tax filing (€50) are not part of that.
What is the cheapest way for my UG?
It depends on who posts the entries. If someone else gives you a trial balance, one-off prices are lower than a subscription. If you need bookkeeping too, the complete package usually costs less than buying the parts. The example bills above show both.
Do you add German VAT to these prices?
Invoices show no VAT. They are issued under § 19 UStG, the small business rule.
Does the price change if my company grows?
Prices depend on the size class, not on your profit. The size class changes only under the HGB rule: two of three criteria, on two year-ends in a row (§ 267(4) HGB).
Can I do my payroll with this?
No. Payroll is not offered today. It is planned for the end of 2027. The HR module keeps personnel records and does not calculate pay.
Do I need an ELSTER certificate for filing?
Yes, for live filing. The software sends with your company's ELSTER certificate and its PIN, which you enter at each filing and which is not stored. You apply for the certificate at ELSTER; the activation code comes by post, so allow several days.
Is support in English?
Yes. Help is by email at info@jahresabschluss.io, in English or German. It covers the software and is not tax advice.
Does the subscription include filing with the Company Register?
No plan includes submission, because we do not submit there. Every paid or free set of statements includes the filing file, and you upload it yourself and pay the register fee.
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