Built for how Germany does business
Run your German entities on the same platform as the rest of the world. HGB reporting, USt with §13b reverse charges, XRechnung e-invoicing, and SEPA banking — handled by agents, reviewed by your team.
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Whether you're expanding abroad from Germany or landing there as a global company, Light keeps every entity on one ledger.
HGB
Report under HGB and group standards side by side with multibook — no parallel spreadsheets for the German statutory books.
German VAT
Standard 19% and reduced 7% rates applied via tax codes as transactions post, including §13b reverse charge scenarios.
E-invoicing
Receive and issue XRechnung and ZUGFeRD e-invoices natively, ready for Germany's phased B2B e-invoicing mandate.
SEPA banking
Connect German bank accounts via host-to-host integration or bank feeds — transactions reconcile automatically, vendors get paid via SEPA.
VAT, from Umsatzsteuer to reverse charge
Light handles the full German VAT lifecycle in the ledger — rates applied at posting, advance returns built continuously, reverse charges posted on both sides.
Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldungen are built continuously from posted transactions, with every figure traceable down to the underlying entries — review, approve, and hand off to filing without CSV exports or re-keying.
Domestic reverse charge under §13b UStG — construction services, supplies by foreign businesses, and the other §13b cases — is handled automatically: both sides of the entry posted and reflected correctly in the return.
Intra-Community acquisitions and EC sales lists (Zusammenfassende Meldungen) are covered too, so cross-border EU trade stays clean.
Compliant with how Germany audits
German statutory requirements are built into the ledger, not bolted on.
GoBD-ready records
Immutable, traceable postings with a complete audit trail support GoBD-compliant bookkeeping.
E-invoicing mandate
XRechnung and ZUGFeRD support keeps you ahead of the B2B e-invoicing mandate as it phases in.
Host-to-host banking
Direct connections with major German banks for statement collection and SEPA payment files at treasury-grade control.
One platform, every country you operate in
Germany is one of the many countries Light supports out of the box — same ledger, same close process, local requirements handled per entity.