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VAT return & FinanzOnline

The VAT return is done before you think of it.

Operate keeps the VAT current with every invoice and receipt, reminds you before the deadline and files with FinanzOnline. Nothing is filed until you explicitly approve it.

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VAT return October 2026

due on December 15

  • Sales 20%€8,420.00
  • Output VAT€1,684.00
  • Input VAT-€400.00
  • Amount payable€1,284.00
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How it runs

From booking to filing.

  • Kept current

    Every invoice and receipt flows straight into the VAT return.

  • Proposal before the deadline

    A few days before the deadline the finished VAT return appears as a proposal in the chat.

  • One click

    You review and approve. Operate files with FinanzOnline and stores the confirmation.

From Pro

Approve once, done every month.

With Autopilot you can approve the VAT return in advance. Operate announces every filing one week before the deadline – you can stop at any time or revoke the approval.

  • Notice one week before the deadline
  • Stop or revoke at any time
  • Optional, off by default
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Operate in the chat

As approved in your settings, I will file the VAT return on December 12, 3 days before the deadline. Until then you can stop at any time.

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Questions

VAT return questions

Do I need FinanzOnline access?

Yes, you store your web service access once. Operate guides you through it in the chat.

Monthly or quarterly?

Both. Operate follows your advance-return period.

From which plan?

Filing with FinanzOnline from Pro. In Free and Starter Operate prepares the figures. Nothing is filed until you explicitly approve it.

You work. Operate does the rest.

Start for free – no credit card.

Nothing is filed until you explicitly approve it.

    The VAT return is done before you think of it. | Operate