{"id":30645,"date":"2026-08-20T12:43:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%aa-who-can-use-accountable-in-germany\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T03:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T01:30:45","slug":"%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%aa-who-can-use-accountable-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%aa-who-can-use-accountable-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Who can use Accountable in Germany?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_114287e292\">\u2705 Who Can Use Accountable <\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Accountable supports most self-employed professionals in Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">You can use the app if you\u2019re registered as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Freiberufler<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Gewerbetreibender<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Kleinunternehmer<\/b> or <b>subject to VAT<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>GbR<\/b> <i>&#8211; Accountable supports GbR for bookkeeping, invoicing, and VAT, but not for income tax declarations. <\/i>\ud83d\udcc2 <a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/8034270-does-accountable-work-for-my-gbr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">Read more about how GbR works with Accountable<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_d63ec052e9\">\u26a0\ufe0f Special Cases<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">You can still use Accountable with <b>two or more different tax numbers<\/b>, but you\u2019ll need to <b>create one separate account per tax number.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/8029274-i-have-2-or-more-tax-numbers-steuernummer-can-i-use-accountable\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">We explain this in more detail in this article<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_b9987af091\">\u274c<b>  <\/b>Accountable currently doesn\u2019t support:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Companies such as <b><a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/8034280-does-accountable-work-for-my-gmbh-or-ug\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">GmbH or UG<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Double-entry bookkeeping and balance sheet accounting<\/b> (Accountable is designed for the simple profit and loss statement and does not support complex accounting systems)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Registered and unregistered <b><a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/12472495-can-i-use-accountable-for-my-association-verein\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">associations<\/a> <\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Special tax regimes<\/b> like the <i>Differential Taxation scheme<\/i> (e.g. car dealers who buy and resell used cars)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\"><b>Foreign VAT rates<\/b> in invoices, OSS or IOSS declarations for sales abroad (e.g. e-commerce sellers outside Germany). \ud83d\udcc2 <a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/8912763-navigating-e-commerce-taxes-in-germany\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">Learn more about that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_4c66ce7e17\">\ud83d\udcc4  Income Tax with Accountable<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Accountable helps you prepare and send your income tax declaration directly to the tax office from the app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">We cover most common self-employed situations, though some private or complex cases aren\u2019t yet supported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_0b802f611d\">\u2705 Included Cases<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Normal sales of goods or services (even to clients abroad)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Income from employment <b>and<\/b> self-employment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Joint income tax declarations (if your spouse is employed in Germany)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Anlage Kind, incl. patchwork families \/ children outside the household<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Single parents<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\ud83d\udcc2 <a href=\"https:\/\/help.accountable.eu\/en\/articles\/15705507-how-to-claim-child-related-tax-benefits-in-accountable\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">Find out more about the Anlage Kind here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Income from unemployment (<i>ALG 1<\/i>), parental allowance, sickness benefits, etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Private rental income within Germany <i>(Anlage V)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Deductions for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Health and pension insurance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Donations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Home-related services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Employee flat rate (\u20ac1,230) or higher actual expenses<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">German Investment income (over \u20ac1,000, <i>Anlage KAP<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_a8e9c4581f\"><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_bc0bf1773a\">\u274c Excluded Cases<\/h3>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">For these, you can still file directly on <b>Elster<\/b> or with a <b>tax advisor<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Pension income (<i>Anlage R, R-AUS, R-AV\/bAV, AV<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Agriculture and forestry (<i>Anlage L<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Homeownership subsidy (<i>Anlage FW)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">International income (<i>Anlage N-AUS<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Other Income <i>(Anlage SO)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Alimony (<i>Anlage Unterhalt<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Investments in green energy (<i>Anlage Energetische Ma\u00dfnahmen<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Special medical costs (<i>Anlage Au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliche Belastungen<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Income from partnerships or limited companies (<i>GbR, GmbH, UG, OHG, KG, AG<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Loss carryforward (<i>Verlustvortrag<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Foreign insurances (health, pension)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Limited taxpayers not residing in Germany<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Both partners self-employed<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 class=\"font-degular\" id=\"h_749942a417\">\ud83d\udca1 Summary<\/h2>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">You can use Accountable with two tax numbers &#8211; just create one account per tax number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">For everything else, we\u2019re here to make your tax life simple, clear, and stress-free.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">Don\u2019t hesitate to contact us whenever you have a question<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin font-inter\">at <a href=\"mailto:tax-coach@accountable.eu\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link font-inter\">tax-coach@accountable.eu<\/a> &#8211; we\u2019re here to help and guide you further. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re self-employed or part of a GbR, Accountable helps you handle your finances and taxes &#8211; all in one app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","help_label":[442,505],"class_list":["post-30645","help_center","type-help_center","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Who can use Accountable in Germany? - Accountable<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%aa-who-can-use-accountable-in-germany\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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