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For foreign companies · Amazon, eBay, Etsy, direct

Got a letter from a German Finanzamt?

Send it to us. A licensed German tax advisor reads it and sends back a fixed-price quote within 4 hours (weekdays 9-18 CET). No subscription, no commitment, and nothing to pay until you accept.

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4 hours to a quote, weekdays 9-18 CET.
Submit before 12:00 CET for a same-day reply.
You pay nothing until you accept.
What we handle

Five letter types cover most of what arrives.

If your letter mentions any of these, you're in the right place. If it doesn't, send it anyway, we'll tell you whether it's something we can help with. Not sure which Finanzamt sent yours? Look it up by country →

01 · Most common in 2026

Amazon retroactive VAT

Schätzbescheid · estimated assessment

Amazon (or eBay, Etsy) reported your German sales to the Finanzamt. They sent you a tax bill based on those totals, usually covering 2022-2025, usually far too high. We file corrected returns based on your real numbers, and the actual bill is typically a fraction of the original estimate, often 60-80% lower.
02 · Routine

Payment reminder, late filing

Mahnung / Erinnerung · reminder / warning

You missed a VAT filing or fell behind on a payment, and now they're asking for it. We respond, file the missing USt-Voranmeldung (VAT preliminary return), and request that the Verspätungszuschlag (late penalty) be reduced or waived. Most routine cases get it capped or removed entirely.
03 · Time-sensitive

Estimated assessment

Schätzbescheid · the Finanzamt picks a number for you

The Finanzamt has lost patience and estimated your tax bill themselves, usually 2-5x what you actually owe. You have one month under §§ 347 ff. AO to file an objection. Miss that deadline and the estimate becomes the final bill, plus interest. We file the objection, request collection suspension, and submit corrected returns based on your real numbers.
04 · Most common arrival

Filing request

Aufforderung zur Abgabe · "where are your returns?"

Your German VAT returns for one or more months haven't been submitted, and the Finanzamt is asking for them. There's usually a 14-day response window. We catch the filings up via ELSTER, request reduction of any Verspätungszuschlag (late penalty), and put your ongoing filings on a clean schedule so it doesn't repeat.
05 · Hard deadline

Hearing notice

Anhörung · 14 days before they escalate

Before a Schätzbescheid issues, the Finanzamt sends you an Anhörung, a formal "give us your side or we'll estimate." Usually a 14-day window. If you respond properly, the Schätzbescheid never happens. If you don't, it does. We draft the response and file the missing returns before the deadline.
How it works

Three steps, no surprise charges.

1

Upload your letter

One to five files (PDF, PNG, JPG). A few sentences of context. Two minutes.

Takes ~2 min
2

We review and quote

A licensed German tax advisor reads your letter, reviews your case, and emails a fixed-price quote.

4 hours (weekdays 9-18 CET)
3

You accept, we respond

You pay via Stripe and we file the response with the Finanzamt. You're copied on everything.

3-10 business days
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Who we help

Foreign sellers with German VAT obligations.

We work almost exclusively with non-German companies, marketplace sellers, SaaS exporters, and direct-to-consumer brands, who have a German VAT registration and have started receiving letters.

  • All correspondence with you in English. We handle the Finanzamt in German.
  • A licensed German Steuerberater (tax advisor) handles your case in-house. No outsourcing.
  • Foreign clients in 14+ countries. You're not our first non-German company.
  • Frankfurt-hosted, EU data residency. Your documents stay on EU soil.
  • Records kept 10 years per § 147 AO, audit-grade.

Don't read German? You don't have to.

Send us a photo of your letter in any condition. A licensed German tax advisor reads it, translates what it says in plain English (or your own language) inside the quote, and tells you what to do next. Most of our customers can't read these letters either: Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, French Amazon FBA and e-commerce sellers especially welcome.

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Two services, often bought together
Letter response from €99, ongoing filings €79/mo

The letter response itself is one-off work, quoted based on what your case requires (typical range €99 to €2,000+ depending on complexity). Drafting an Einspruch against a Schätzbescheid, negotiating a Verspätungszuschlag down, or filing a formal Anhörung response: that's separate from ongoing compliance. The €79/month subscription handles your monthly UStVA filings going forward, with catch-up filings for any months you've already missed included. No €499 setup fee if you already have a Steuernummer. Most foreign sellers who get a Finanzamt letter end up buying both: the response now, plus the subscription so the cycle does not repeat. You see both quotes, you decide.

Quote in 4 hours (weekdays 9-18 CET) · You pay nothing until you accept
Step 1 of 3

Send us your letter.

We'll respond with a fixed-price quote within 4 hours (weekdays 9-18 CET). You don't need the letter PDF to start. Describe what's happening (or what you think might be coming) and we'll quote either way. You pay nothing to receive the quote, and nothing if you decide not to proceed.

  • Reply from a real licensed advisor
  • Free quote, no payment required
  • EU data residency, Frankfurt-hosted
  • Deleted on request, anytime

Most German tax letters have a 14-30 day response window. The clock started when you opened it.

If you have one. Speeds up our quote, but not required to submit.
1-3 sentences is fine. We quote on questions too, not just letters. We'll ask follow-up questions if we need more.
    No PDF? No problem. Skip this upload and describe your situation in the box above. We quote on questions too, not just letters.
    Not sure if this is the right service? Read our explainer on fiscal representation or how the monthly subscription differs from a one-off letter response.
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    Submitted. We have your letter.

    A licensed German tax advisor will review your case and email a fixed-price quote within 4 hours (weekdays 9-18 CET). We'll send it to your inbox.

    Your reference number: VTX-XXXXXXXX

    Submitted after 18:00 CET, on a weekend, or a German public holiday? Your quote arrives by the end of the next business day morning. [email protected] reaches the team directly if you need it sooner.

    Common questions

    Before you send.

    No, this is an intake channel. After we review your case, we send a fixed-price quote. If you accept, a licensed German tax advisor handles the response itself.

    It depends on your specific case. Quotes typically range from €99 for a single direct response to €2,000 or more for a multi-year retroactive matter. You pay nothing until you accept our quote, and nothing to receive it.

    We send the quote within 4 hours (weekdays 9-18 CET). After you accept, the work itself takes 3-10 business days. Some of that depends on how quickly the Finanzamt responds to our filing.

    No. All our correspondence with you is in English. We handle the German Finanzamt correspondence ourselves, in German, on your behalf.

    Send the question. Use the "What happened?" field to describe your situation, leave the file upload empty, and submit. We quote on questions too, not just letters. Common ones: "Amazon froze my listings over a VAT setup issue", "I think I should have been filing but didn't", "I want a second opinion on what my accountant said".

    We'll tell you, and we'll point you to better options where we can. No charge for the conversation.

    Yes. Mention the deadline in the "What happened?" field and we'll prioritize. If your deadline is within 48 hours, also email [email protected] directly with your reference number after you submit, and we'll move it to the top of the queue.