Deduct business meals from tax
Business meals are 70% deductible when the entertainment receipt is correct. Norman captures the occasion, attendees, and amount and files the receipt.
Deduct business meals correctly
From the EÜR to VAT returns to income tax: Norman prepares, reviews, and submits everything directly to the tax office.
Automated EÜR preparation
Norman maintains your income-expenditure report continuously and prepares it automatically at year-end.
Deductions you'd otherwise miss
Norman's AI checks every expense for deductibility. No deduction slips through anymore.
Income tax declaration
Norman pre-fills your income tax declaration with data from your ongoing bookkeeping.
ELSTER submission included
Submit your tax declarations directly from Norman to the tax office, no extra software needed.
Live tax estimates
See at any time how much tax is coming your way and plan ahead with real-time data.
What Norman takes off your month-end
Norman reduces recurring finance work before receipts, VAT, and deadlines become a problem.
sorting receipts each month
to keep in sync
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.
Free
Core accounting for free.
/month (excl. VAT)
- Unlimited e-invoicing
- Tax write-off tips
- Bank sync
- AI Autopilot
- Connect to ChatGPT & Claude
Klein
For Kleinunternehmer.
/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.
/month (excl. VAT)
- VAT returns
- All tax declarations
- Tax efficiency score
- Receipt auto-matching
- Invoicing pro plan
FAQ
What percentage of business meals is deductible?
70 % of reasonable costs for entertaining business partners. The remaining 30 % has to be recorded as a non-deductible business expense so that it does not reduce your profit.
Can I still reclaim the full input VAT?
Yes. The reduction to 70 % applies to income tax only. For VAT purposes, input tax on the entire invoice amount is deductible, provided the receipt meets the formal requirements.
What has to appear on the entertainment receipt?
The place, date, specific occasion, and the names of everyone present, including yourself. For restaurants you also need the machine-generated bill; from €250 gross it must be made out in your name.
Does the 70 % rule also apply to my own employees?
No. Entertaining only your own staff, for instance at an internal meeting, is 100 % deductible. As soon as business partners join, the 70 % rule applies to the whole bill.