Wo endet Lexware im E-Commerce?

Bei der Belegbuchhaltung. Amazon-Abrechnungen pro Bestellung, laufende Lagerbewertung und OSS-Meldung samt Verbringungen fehlen. Das Programm rechnet, es beurteilt nicht.

Wie kommt der Warenbestand in die Zahlen?

Über eine monatliche Bestandsveränderung statt einer Jahresbuchung. So siehst du jeden Monat deinen echten Wareneinsatz, und Ladenhüter werden rechtzeitig abgewertet.

Kann ich meine Lexware-Daten übernehmen?

Ja. Sachkonten, Salden und offene Posten übernehmen wir. Digitale Belege bleiben im Original, ein PDF-Ausdruck reicht dafür nicht.

Wer haftet für die Buchhaltung, Programm oder Kanzlei?

Ein Programm haftet nicht. Für die Richtigkeit stehen wir als Kanzlei ein und sind dafür versichert. Ein Softwareanbieter ist das nicht.

Wie läuft die Kommunikation ab?

Primär via Slack mit eigenem Channel für dein Team, dazu E-Mail und Telefon. Rückfragen beantworten wir in der Regel innerhalb weniger Stunden.

Was passiert mit der Warenwirtschaft im Jahresabschluss?

Sie muss in eine Inventur münden. Ohne belastbaren Bestand bleibt dein Wareneinsatz eine Schätzung, und damit auch dein Rohertrag. Deshalb gleichen wir Lagerdaten und Buchhaltung monatlich ab.

E-commerce accounting | BWA | DATEV

Lexware alternative for e-commerce: a tax firm instead of software

Lexware handles products, stock, orders and bookkeeping. It stops at Amazon payouts, Klarna and inventory valuation, and the responsibility stays with you. We take over bookkeeping, VAT, annual financial statements and advice from a single source.

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200+ clients. 100% e-commerce focus on Amazon, Shopify, D2C and multichannel.

Where does accounting software stop?

Revenue data alone is not enough. What matters is whether shop, marketplace, payments, inventory and receipts end up in a clean monthly routine.

Inventory management yes, marketplace logic no

Lexware handles product master data, stock movements and orders well. Amazon bulk payouts, reserves and returns it does not. Inventory management knows the product, but not the payment flow.

Marketplace and payment data do not fit the template

Amazon settlements, Stripe and PayPal payouts, fees and returns do not arrive sorted. Yet every payout has to remain traceable down to the individual order. Otherwise you never know what is left per order.

Inventory valuation decides your profit

Inventory is not a number, it is a valuation decision. Slow movers have to be written down, and that changes your profit. No software does that calculation for you.

What else do you get at SPIELMANN?

Bookkeeping, VAT, annual financial statements and advice run in one hand with us, instead of software plus tax firm plus your own work. One contact in Slack instead of three building sites.

We cover OSS and PAN-EU

OSS returns, intra-EU stock transfers and the EC Sales List are part of the service, not a module you configure yourself. Warehouse in Poland or the Czech Republic? Our partners abroad handle the local registration.

Connect Shopify, Amazon and payment data
Get rid of Excel lists and data gaps
Reconcile receipts via GetMyInvoices, Pleo or Moss

Booked accounting instead of a receipt archive

Ongoing bookkeeping, payment reconciliation and a monthly routine are part of it. We also plan the switch to e-invoicing with you in advance, so you do not have to change over shortly before the deadline.

Check cost of goods sold against Sellerboard, KLAR or Admetrics
Book inventory correctly
Clarify OSS, PAN-EU and foreign warehouses

One contact instead of software plus tax firm

Cost of goods sold, inventory valuation and the annual financial statements come from the same people who do your monthly bookkeeping. Archiving and retention periods run alongside with us, so you do not have to take care of them.

One contact for all deadlines
Set up interfaces to Shopify, Amazon and Klarna
Monthly e-commerce BWA with a real contribution margin

Status check in 15 minutes

We look at your bookkeeping, your payment reconciliation and your monthly routine. Afterwards you know what the software leaves open for you.

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Free & no obligation

15 minutes

No preparation required

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Software, standard tax firm or SPIELMANN?

Software, a standard tax firm or an e-commerce tax firm? The difference does not show up when capturing receipts, but in inventory valuation, deadlines and responsibility.

Software

Delivers exports and dashboards, but does not take on the tax classification or the ongoing review of data quality.

Standard tax firm

Can do the bookkeeping, but is often not deep enough in the setup for marketplace data, payment fees, inventory and an e-commerce BWA.

SPIELMANN

Combines know-how in shop, marketplace and payment data with DATEV, its own e-commerce BWA and a monthly routine you can rely on.

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Accounting a tax firm is liable for

You no longer operate software, you get reliable monthly figures. Valuation, deadlines and evidence sit with the tax firm that also does the bookkeeping, not with you.

Here is how it works: an introductory call in 15 minutes, the switch typically in 4 weeks, your effort under 30 minutes. After that you no longer operate any software yourself.

Questions about this? We clear it up in 15 minutes in the introductory call.

A reliable BWA

A clear data basis

Fewer questions before deadlines

Bookkeeping becomes management,
with figures that are traceable every month.

Common questions about moving from software to a tax firm

What changes when the bookkeeping is no longer on your desk, answered briefly.

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Where does Lexware stop in e-commerce?

At receipt-level bookkeeping. Amazon settlements per order, ongoing inventory valuation and the OSS return including intra-EU stock transfers are missing. The program calculates, it does not judge.

How does inventory get into the figures?

Through a monthly change in inventory instead of a single yearly entry. That way you see your real cost of goods sold every month, and slow movers get written down in time.

Can I bring my Lexware data with me?

Yes. We take over general ledger accounts, balances and open items. Digital receipts stay in their original form, a PDF printout is not enough for that.

Who is liable for the bookkeeping, the program or the tax firm?

A program is not liable. As a tax firm we stand behind the accuracy and are insured for it. A software provider is not.

How does communication work?

Primarily via Slack with a dedicated channel for your team, plus email and phone. We usually answer questions within a few hours.

What happens to inventory management in the annual financial statements?

It has to end in a stocktake. Without reliable inventory, your cost of goods sold stays an estimate, and so does your gross profit. That is why we reconcile inventory data and bookkeeping every month.

Technical Background: Records and Valuation

The requirements that go beyond capturing receipts.

Single-entry recording requirement, Section 146 (1) AO

Entries must be recorded individually, completely, correctly, in a timely manner, and in an orderly fashion. Every marketplace bulk payout must remain traceable down to the individual order.

Format and retention, Section 147 (2) and (3) AO

Documents must remain in their original state and machine-readable; a PDF printout of a digital document is insufficient. Books and financial statements must be retained for ten years, accounting documents eight, other records six.

OSS and transfers of goods, Section 18j (4) UStG and Section 3 (1a) UStG

The OSS return is due within one month after quarter-end, with no permanent extension. Transfers of goods are treated as supplies for consideration, are not covered by the OSS, and require registration in the destination country.

Marketplace liability, Section 25e UStG and Section 27a UStG

Since July 1, 2021, only a valid VAT identification number counts. Without it, the marketplace is liable for the seller's VAT.

Inventory and lower-of-cost-or-market principle, Section 240 HGB and Section 253 (4) and (5) HGB

An inventory must be prepared at the end of each fiscal year. Current assets must be written down to the lower stock exchange or market price; if the reason ceases to apply, the value must be written back up.

Cost flow assumptions, Section 256 HGB and Section 6 (1) no. 2a EStG

Under commercial law, FIFO and LIFO are permitted; for tax purposes, only LIFO. Valuation is at acquisition or production cost under Section 6 (1) no. 2 EStG.

Lexware alternative for e-commerce: a tax firm instead of software

200+ clients. 100% e-commerce focus on Amazon, Shopify, D2C and multichannel.

Where does accounting software stop?

Inventory management yes, marketplace logic no