Collect receipts
Photograph receipts or forward invoices by email. Norman gathers them in one place.
What you can deduct from tax as a self-employed person
From home office to equipment to travel: Norman spots deductible expenses, captures receipts with AI, and files them in the right category.
How Norman captures your deductible costs
Receipts are captured and categorized continuously instead of hunted down at year-end.
AI categorizes
The AI reads amount, date, and tax rate and files each expense under the right deductible category.
Into EÜR and taxes
Deductible costs flow straight into your EÜR and VAT return, ready for the tax return or your accountant.
What Norman takes off your month-end
Norman reduces recurring finance work before receipts, VAT, and deadlines become a problem.
8 hours
sorting receipts each month
5 tools
to keep in sync
Tax stress
before every deadline
Norman instead of manual finance routine
Receipts, invoices, tax data, and advisor handoff work together instead of splitting across five tools.
| Manual without Norman | |
|---|---|---|
| Receipts | Captured and categorized as they arrive | Pile up in your inbox and shoeboxes |
| Client invoices | One workflow with automatic reminders | Word template and manual sending |
| EÜR & VAT returns | Prepared from live data | Built in spreadsheets at deadline |
| Advisor handoff | One login, structured data | ZIP via email and follow-ups |
Plans that grow with your workflow
Start free and unlock tax, team, and automation features when you need them.
Yearly (3 months free)Monthly
Free
Core accounting for free.
€0
/month (excl. VAT)
- Unlimited e-invoicing
- Tax write-off tips
- Bank sync
- AI Autopilot
- Connect to ChatGPT & Claude
Klein
For Kleinunternehmer.
€9
- 25%
/month (excl. VAT)
- Annual tax declarations (EÜR)
- Personal income tax
- Declare salary as an employee
- EU revenue reports (ZM)
- Invoicing pro plan
Pro
For self-employed charging VAT.
€21
- 25%
/month (excl. VAT)
- VAT returns
- All tax declarations
- Tax efficiency score
- Receipt auto-matching
- Invoicing pro plan
Deduct your costs with Norman
Start for free and capture deductible expenses automatically.
Start for freeFAQ
What can I actually deduct from tax as a self-employed person?
Anything business-related is deductible (§ 4 (4) EStG): equipment, software, office, travel, training, insurance, and advisory costs. Privately motivated spending stays out, and mixed-use items are claimed in proportion to business use.
What is the difference between business expenses and special expenses?
Business expenses (Betriebsausgaben) reduce your profit directly and appear in your EÜR. Special expenses (Sonderausgaben) such as private health insurance or pension contributions reduce your taxable income afterwards and do not belong in the EÜR.
Do I have to submit receipts or just keep them?
You normally do not submit them: the EÜR is filed without attachments. You do have to keep them and produce them if the tax office asks or audits you. Since 2025 the retention period for accounting receipts is eight years.
How much tax does a business expense actually save?
A business expense reduces your profit, not your tax bill directly. At a marginal rate of 30 %, spending 100 € saves around 30 € in tax. If you are VAT-registered, the input VAT deduction comes on top.