Forget about the tax stress

All businesses that are subject to VAT in Germany must submit the UStVA. This usually includes:

• Self-employed and freelancers who charge VAT
• Einzelunternehmen / sole traders
• Companies (UG, GmbH, AG, etc.)

Exceptions: If you are classified as Kleinunternehmer (small business under §19 UStG), you normally don’t have to submit the UStVA, though there are some exceptions.

It depends on how much VAT you had in the previous year:

• Over €9 000 VAT per year: monthly
• Between €2 000 and €9 000 VAT per year: quarterly
• Under €2 000 VAT per year: annually

Important: Newly founded businesses must submit monthly in their first year - regardless of turnover.

Yes, Vivid offers two options:

1. Via the Vivid Tax Service (self-filing):
   • Add your bookkeeping data for the period you want to file: upload your transactions and receipts – or connect your other bank accounts, and we’ll automatically import everything into one place.
   • We then automatically generate your VAT return.
   • You review it — and submit it to the tax office with one click.
2. Via a tax adviser (Vivid Certified Tax Service): If you don’t want to do it yourself, a certified tax adviser can handle your VAT return completely for you.

Self-filing with Vivid is included for free in all Vivid plans. Vivid Tax Certified is offered by independent tax advisers at €99/month.

No. Vivid Tax is software for preparing tax returns. Vivid and its representatives never provide tax advice.

Vivid Tax Certified offers independent tax advisers, who act in their sole discretion.

• Add your bookkeeping entries for the period you want to file: upload your transactions and receipts. Or connect your other bank accounts – we’ll automatically import everything into one place.
• You can customise any entry if needed.
• Once all data is in, we’ll automatically generate your VAT return for that period.
• You review it — and submit to the tax office with one click.

Yes, you can review and change everything before submitting.