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E-commerce tax advisor for Hamburg

The e-commerce tax firm for retailers and brands from Hamburg. We sit at the Nordpark in Mönchengladbach and work with you fully digitally via Slack. Just as well as on site, only with 100% e-commerce focus.

Free & no obligation
15 minutes
No preparation required

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

What local proximity delivers, and what it does not?

Whether your bookkeeping is right is not decided by the distance to your tax firm. What matters is whether Amazon, Shopify, Klarna and DATEV come together cleanly. That is exactly our job.

You stay in Hamburg, we stay at the Nordpark

Your company stays in Hamburg, we stay at the Nordpark in Mönchengladbach. In between there is a phone and a Slack channel where you get answers in hours instead of days. Switching to us changes nothing about your location, only about your numbers.

Amazon and Shopify payouts are not a standard case

Amazon and Shopify pay you one amount that contains fees, reserves and discounts. If you record that as a single entry, you never see what is left per order and, above all, not what is taxable. We break every payout down to the individual order.

What you really earn in Hamburg

Revenue is not profit. Our e-commerce BWA shows you every month what is left for you in Hamburg after FBA fees, PPC, returns and advertising costs. That way you know your tax burden early instead of finding out in March.

Tax advice for retailers and brands from Hamburg

Financial accounting, payroll, annual financial statements and tax returns from a single source. All with one focus: Amazon, Shopify, D2C and multichannel. No tradespeople, no restaurants, no doctors.

1. Working together via Slack

You get a dedicated Slack channel for your team, plus email and phone. We answer questions in hours, not days. You never have to travel from Hamburg to Mönchengladbach for it.

  • Connect Shopify, Amazon and Klarna directly
  • Set up an e-commerce chart of accounts
  • Capture receipts digitally, no paper chaos

2. 100% e-commerce

Shopify, Amazon, Klarna, inventory and DATEV come together with us, not just side by side. We handle OSS, PAN-EU and intra-EU stock transfers (EC Sales List) entirely ourselves. A warehouse in Poland or sales to France are everyday business for us.

  • Process Amazon settlement reports cleanly
  • Book FBA fees, PPC and returns correctly
  • Cost of goods sold and inventory plausible against Sellerboard and KLAR

3. Switch in 4 weeks

The switch typically takes 4 weeks, your effort is under 30 minutes. We speak with your previous tax advisor and collect all the documents. Your bookkeeping keeps running without interruption.

  • Sign the power of attorney digitally
  • Take over the data transfer from your previous advisor
  • Set up the interfaces and go live

Status check in 15 minutes

We look at your channels, tools and figures and tell you where the potential is. Afterwards you know whether we are a fit. No preparation, no cost.

Free & no obligation
15 minutes
No preparation required
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Three routes, one difference

A firm around the corner, accounting software or an e-commerce tax firm? The difference is not distance. It is who really understands Amazon payouts, inventory and the annual financial statements.

Wait and see

Costs nothing at first, but number chaos gets more expensive every month.

General tax firm

Can do the bookkeeping, but often knows Amazon payouts, FBA fees and OSS only by hearsay.

SPIELMANN

Connects Shopify, Amazon and Klarna with DATEV and delivers a BWA with a real contribution margin every month.
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Our network in Hamburg

better clever is based in Hamburg, our network partner for building, scaling and selling e-commerce brands. Söhnke Mücke, managing partner there, says: „Very strong e-commerce know-how, from professionals for professionals.“ Bookkeeping, VAT, annual financial statements and tax returns run at our office in Mönchengladbach, fully digitally via Slack.

An introductory call in 15 minutes, the switch in 4 weeks, your effort under 30 minutes. We collect the documents from your current tax advisor in Hamburg. You do not have to come to Mönchengladbach for it.

Related: E-commerce accounting · Clearing accounting backlogs · OSS, VAT and PAN-EU

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

Complete evidence
A clear data basis
Fewer questions before deadlines
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Manuel Weihmüller
Tobias Heckmann
Lucas Beier
Simon Bladt
Jan-Eric Hesse
Julian Lohse
Söhnke Mücke
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Monthly reports on a verified data basis,
with figures that are traceable every month.

Common questions from retailers in Hamburg

Switching, working together and services, answered briefly and concretely.

Are you a licensed tax consultancy firm?

Yes. SPIELMANN Steuerberatung GmbH is a licensed tax consultancy firm, registered with the Düsseldorf Chamber of Tax Advisors. You get financial accounting, payroll, annual financial statements and tax returns from a single source.

How quickly can I switch?

Typically within 4 weeks. Your effort: under 30 minutes. We handle the communication with your previous tax advisor and the entire handover without interruption.

Can you fully handle Amazon FBA, PAN-EU and OSS?

Yes, that is our core business. We process settlement reports, FBA fees, PPC costs, returns and storage costs cleanly. We handle OSS returns and intra-EU stock transfers (EC Sales List) entirely ourselves.

Does switching mid-year make sense?

Yes, especially when you notice your old firm is not taking you any further. Switching mid-year is unproblematic, we take over your ongoing bookkeeping seamlessly.

From what point is a GmbH with a holding worth it in e-commerce?

In practice from around 100,000 € in annual profit, or when an exit is planned or foreseeable. We plan the structure with you before you have to rebuild it later.

Does my tax advisor have to be based in Hamburg?

No. Our office is at the Nordpark in Mönchengladbach, and we are licensed nationwide. We look after retailers and brands from Hamburg fully digitally via Slack, just as well as on site.

How does communication work?

Primarily via Slack with a dedicated channel for your team, plus email and phone. We answer questions in hours, not days.

Do you also handle payroll?

Yes. Payroll runs digitally through DATEV, all filings go out automatically and on time. We map bonuses, benefits in kind and mini-jobs correctly.

Technical Background: E-Commerce Tax Law Hamburg

The key rules for online retailers, regardless of location.

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

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

GoBD, BMF letter of November 28, 2019

Tax audits follow the GoBD as amended July 14, 2025. The traceable data chain from marketplace to accounting entry is decisive.

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

The OSS return is due quarterly within one month. Intra-Community transfers are treated as supplies for consideration and are not covered by the OSS.