Taxdoo VAT discontinued · 30 April 2026

Taxdoo exited.
We file your German VAT returns.

Vaytax is the closest functional replacement for Taxdoo's German service: a licensed German tax advisor, fixed €89/month, English self-service. Engagement letter in your inbox within 48 hours, your next filing in our pipeline before its deadline. Switching is a power-of-attorney handover, not a re-registration, so your Tax ID never changes.

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48h
Engagement letter in your inbox
from €89
per month, all-inclusive
By the 10th
Your next return filed
Taxdoo exit
30 April 2026
VAT compliance + accounting exports stopped
Next VAT return deadline
10th of the month
Monthly UStVA, plus one month with Dauerfristverlängerung
Late-filing penalty
0.25% / month
Verspätungszuschlag · €25 minimum per month
Registered with the Steuerberaterkammer Rheinland-Pfalz
A product of FRADECO GmbH, licensed German tax advisory, serving international sellers since 2021
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The short version

Taxdoo discontinued VAT compliance on 30 April 2026. From May 2026 onwards, Taxdoo will not file your VAT return, will not maintain accounting exports, and will not handle tax-office correspondence.

Your Tax ID is safe. It belongs to your company, not to Taxdoo. Migration is a power-of-attorney handover (Vollmachtswechsel), not a re-registration. There is no gap in your tax registration if the handover is timely.

Vaytax takes over for €89/month. A licensed German tax advisor reviews and signs every filing, submitted via the Finanzamt, the same channel your Taxdoo exports were built for. Engagement letter and Vollmacht in your inbox within 48 hours of registering.

Need to track every 2026 deadline yourself during the cutover? Get the printable VAT calendar →  ·  Want to estimate your monthly VAT return? Use the VAT calculator →

Switching is easy

Migration in 5 steps

A clean handover from Taxdoo to Vaytax takes 1–2 weeks. No re-registration, no gap, your Tax ID stays the same. Here is the path.

1
Day 1

Sign the Mandatsvereinbarung

You start your Vaytax registration. The engagement letter and Vollmacht (power of attorney) appear in your inbox within 48 hours. You sign electronically, no printer, no scan.

2
Days 1–3

Request your Taxdoo handover pack

From Taxdoo, request the last 12 months of VAT return + ZM filings (PDFs), the latest annual VAT return (Jahreserklärung) if filed, an accounting export covering 1 January 2026 to handover, any open tax-office correspondence, and confirmation that they've terminated their Vollmacht. Start this on day 1, response times slip during a wind-down.

3
Days 5–10

Vollmacht filed with the tax office

We file the new Vollmacht. Your assigned Finanzamt processes the Vollmachtswechsel and routes future correspondence and filing access to us. The Tax ID is unchanged.

4
Early June

Upload your turnover

You enter the month's sales totals into the Vaytax dashboard (typically about 5 minutes: totals per VAT rate, EU acquisitions, reverse-charge supplies). You can also paste in your Amazon or Shopify monthly export directly.

5
By the 10th

Your VAT return filed via the Finanzamt

A licensed German tax advisor reviews and signs the return. We file with the Finanzamt and send you the filing confirmation (Übermittlungsprotokoll) plus the accounting export. Your migration is verified clean.

Your reports come with you

Your data moves with you.

The report you already download each month is all we need. Upload the same Amazon VAT Transactions Report (or easybill export) you used with your previous provider; we read every line, you review the figures, and your German filings continue without a gap.

See what we read from your report before you switch: try the free Amazon VAT calculator, read on your device, nothing uploaded. It is a draft, subject to our review.

Why Vaytax for Taxdoo migrators

The closest functional replacement

You picked Taxdoo for the licensed advisor, fixed pricing, and English self-service. Vaytax delivers all three, and adds a named tax advisor on every return.

Finanzamt-native filing

The same professional infrastructure Taxdoo's exports were built for. Every VAT return reviewed, signed, and submitted to the Finanzamt by a licensed German Steuerberater. No re-architecture: your transition is invisible to the tax office.

A real tax advisor on every filing

Reviewed and signed by a licensed German tax advisor (Steuerberaterkammer Rheinland-Pfalz), not an anonymous partner-network handoff. A real team you can email and reach.

Fixed €89/month, no per-transaction fees

Annual VAT declaration, EU ZM, and all routine tax-office correspondence are included. No surcharge by transaction count. Cancel anytime; notice runs to the end of the following month.

English dashboard, EN/DE/FR support

The same self-service experience you had with Taxdoo, in English. Email [email protected] in English, German, or French; replies come from the same team handling your file.

Audit-trail versioning

Every VAT return versioned per period, built for §153 AO Berichtigungen (corrections). When you re-file, the prior version is preserved with a clean supersedes link. No silent overwrites.

Capacity now, no waiting list

Each registration is reviewed personally. Registering now triggers the engagement letter and Vollmacht in your inbox within 48 hours, so your next return stays on track.

How replacements compare

Where each kind of replacement sits

By category, not by name. Pick the model that fits how you sell into Germany.

Vaytax Online VAT platforms Traditional tax advisor
Germany model Germany specialist, in-house Multi-country software layer Single-firm engagement
Pricing €89/month, fixed Tiered, often + per-filing fees Hourly or retainer
Licensed tax advisor named on filings Yes, in-house team Often a partner network Yes
English dashboard + self-service Yes Yes Often German-only
Routine tax-office correspondence included Yes Tier-dependent Yes
Multi-country coverage Germany only EU-wide Germany only
Cancellation End of next month Tier-dependent Notice period varies

Pan-EU sellers who file in three or more countries may want a multi-country platform for the bundle. Germany-focused sellers, including Pan-EU FBA sellers whose primary risk is the German registration, are typically better served by a Germany specialist.

For the full provider-by-provider analysis, see our Taxdoo Alternatives 2026 guide.

Transparent pricing

Honest pricing for Taxdoo migrators

No per-transaction surcharge. The price you see covers your routine recurring filings; one-off work like backfiling or disputes is always quoted up front.

Already registered · Path B

€89 / month

€89 / month

You already hold a German VAT number with Taxdoo. Move straight into monthly filing, no registration fee. €990/year if you pay annually (about €82/month).

What's included

  • Monthly UStVA filing
  • Annual VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Jahreserklärung)
  • EU sales list (ZM) when you sell B2B cross-border
  • All routine tax-office correspondence
  • Vollmacht handover (Vollmachtswechsel) handled for you
  • Licensed German tax advisor on every filing
  • Dashboard in English
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Need a fresh registration · Path A

€1,299 / year, all-in

If you also need a fresh German VAT registration, this annual all-in bundles the registration plus all routine filings. Charged in full at signup. Renews yearly.

€1,299 / year

German VAT registration included. Charged at signup.

  • German VAT registration included
  • Monthly UStVA + annual return
  • All routine tax-office correspondence
  • Licensed German tax advisor
Covers your routine recurring filings. Backfiling past periods, corrections, and one-off Finanzamt disputes are quoted separately, never silently billed. OSS is an optional add-on (€250 one-time + €150/quarter).
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The overlooked filing

Who files your 2025 annual return?

Provider handovers cover the go-forward monthly filings. The annual reconciliation of the year you leave behind is where migrations quietly fail.

The gap

Your monthly UStVAs may have moved cleanly, but the Umsatzsteuerjahreserklärung for 2025 belongs to nobody unless a provider takes it on in writing. Filed by yourself, the 2025 annual return is due 31 July 2026, and a year that stays open eventually draws a late-filing surcharge or an estimated assessment.

How Vaytax closes it

The annual return is part of every Vaytax filing plan from tax year 2026 onward. Past years such as 2025 can be added for €499 one-time per tax year, booked from your dashboard. And because a licensed tax advisor files it, your 2025 deadline extends automatically from 31 July 2026 to 1 March 2027 (§149(3) AO).

Read the annual-return guide →

Due diligence

5 questions to ask any replacement provider

The Taxdoo migration is when providers will quote attractively then surface fees later. Get these answers in writing.

"Is a licensed German tax advisor named on my filings, and are they a member of a Steuerberaterkammer?"

The answer should be a name and a Kammer. An anonymous "partner network" is a yellow flag: you want to know exactly who signs your return.

"What is the all-in monthly cost for Germany, in writing, with no per-transaction surcharges?"

Get it in the engagement letter. Quote-based pricing during migration season often surfaces tier upgrades after onboarding.

"Is tax-office correspondence included? How are audits or queries billed?"

This is where multi-country platforms tend to bill separately at €150–200/hour. Get the boundary in writing.

"What is the cancellation notice period? Any auto-renewal?"

Watch for 12-month auto-renewal clauses. Vaytax cancels at the end of the following month with no auto-renewal.

"Can you commit to filing my next VAT return by its deadline, in writing?"

If they can't commit to a date in writing, they don't have capacity. Move on.

Urgent · Finanzamt letter

Got a letter from the Finanzamt? Read it free. Then have it handled.

Free instant English read, no signup. Then a fixed price from €200 net, nothing to pay until you accept. Estimated assessment (Schätzbescheid), payment reminder (Mahnung), formal hearing notice (Anhörung). A licensed German tax advisor reviews your case.

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FAQ

Common Taxdoo migration questions

Will my German Tax ID change?

No. The Tax ID and USt-IdNr. are tied to your company entity, not to Taxdoo. Switching is a power-of-attorney handover (Vollmachtswechsel), not a re-registration. There is no gap in your tax registration.

What if Taxdoo is slow to release my data?

It happens. Start the request on day 1 of your migration. We can begin onboarding (Mandatsvereinbarung, Vollmacht) without your full Taxdoo handover pack. Your historical filings are useful for context but not strictly required to file the May VAT return itself, which we prepare from your direct turnover data.

Can I migrate mid-quarter or mid-year?

Yes. The standard cut-over: Taxdoo files your last reporting period (April 2026), Vaytax files from May 2026 onward. As long as the Vollmachtswechsel is processed before your next deadline, no period is uncovered.

I have Dauerfristverlängerung. Does that transfer?

Yes. Dauerfristverlängerung sits with your company at the tax office, it's not tied to Taxdoo. The 1/11 deposit you've paid is on file with the tax office; the new tax advisor files under the same extension. No re-application.

What if I also use Taxdoo for ZM (EU recapitulative statements)?

ZM is included in Vaytax's €89/month. If you have intra-EU B2B supplies (Pan-EU FBA cross-border movements, B2B sales to other EU countries), we file the monthly ZM alongside the VAT return. No separate charge.

What about the annual VAT return (Jahreserklärung)?

Annual returns are part of every Vaytax plan from tax year 2026 onward. The 2025 annual return that Taxdoo would have handled is now your responsibility; Vaytax takes it on for €499 one-time as a past-year filing. Filed by yourself it is due 31 July 2026; filed by a licensed tax advisor the deadline extends automatically to 1 March 2027 (§149(3) AO). How the annual return works →

Do I have to pay for both Taxdoo and Vaytax during the cut-over?

For the calendar month of the cut-over, you may. Taxdoo's last billable month is typically April (the period they file before exiting). Vaytax billing starts the month we file your first return. Total double-billed period: typically zero, occasionally one month.

Not sure what you need?

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Monthly VAT returns are due on the 10th

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