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The Taxfix alternative: €19 for employees, bookkeeping for the self-employed
The private income tax return costs €19 one-time with Norman against €39.99 at Taxfix, no subscription. And the self-employed get the ongoing bookkeeping a tax app does not have.
In short
Taxfix has built its business on the income tax return: a question-and-answer app, strongest for employees and straightforward cases, with a self-employed plan added for VAT-registered users. The private return costs €39.99 on subscription or €49.99 standalone, it has no invoicing and no bank connection, and income tax is not yet part of that self-employed plan.
Norman is the cheaper choice for the private income tax return: €19 one-time, joint filing included, and you pay only when you submit. And as soon as you issue invoices, you also get what a tax app does not have: free bookkeeping and invoicing, the EÜR built from receipts booked as you go, VAT returns during the year, and UG and GmbH covered.
Features at a glance
Taxfix prices per taxfix.de, as of August 2026. Norman prices excl. VAT.
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|---|---|---|
| Income tax return (private) | €19 one-time on filing, no subscription | €39.99 per return (€59.99 joint) |
| Ongoing bookkeeping | Free, unlimited | €19.99/mo excl. VAT on the self-employed plan |
| Issuing invoices | Free, incl. XRechnung and ZUGFeRD | Not included |
| Bank connection | Yes, with AI categorization | Not included |
| VAT return | Figures from your live bookkeeping, Norman files it for you | Monthly or quarterly, Taxfix files it for you |
| Income tax when VAT-registered | Included | Not yet on the self-employed plan, per Taxfix |
| UG and GmbH | Yes, incl. corporate tax and DATEV export | Not covered |
What are you actually paying?
Taxfix charges per return, and monthly on its self-employed plan. Taxfix prices per taxfix.de, Norman prices excl. VAT, as of August 2026.
Income tax return, private
Employed, not self-employed
€19
One-time on filing, no subscription
€39,99
Per return, €59.99 joint
Kleinunternehmer, no VAT
Bookkeeping, EÜR, income tax
€9/mo
Klein plan, billed yearly; bookkeeping and invoicing free
€39,99
Per return; the self-employed plan targets VAT-registered users
Self-employed with VAT
Bookkeeping, VAT returns, income tax
€21/mo
Pro plan, billed yearly; incl. invoicing, bank connection, and income tax
€19.99/mo
Excl. VAT; no invoicing or bank connection, income tax not yet included per Taxfix
Issuing invoices
Invoices, quotes, e-invoicing
€0
Free and unlimited
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Not included
Bank connection
Transactions categorized automatically
€0
Included in the free tier
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Not included
What are the differences?
Once a year, or all year
This is the actual difference; everything else follows from it.
Norman runs continuously: bank transactions are categorized, receipts captured by photo, invoices issued. The EÜR is built out of that bookkeeping rather than reconstructed from memory at year end.
Taxfix is a tax-return app: you answer questions about the year just ended, the app fills the forms and files them for you. Between two returns, nothing happens.
Private income tax return
Employees and private individuals file their income tax return for €19 one-time: guided process, joint filing included, and you pay only when you submit. The return works in the app and through Claude or ChatGPT.
Taxfix Basic costs €39.99 per return on the annual subscription or €49.99 standalone, joint filing €59.99 and €69.99 respectively (as of August 2026).
Issuing invoices
Invoices, quotes, reminders, and e-invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD) are included and free, with no limit.
Not part of the product. Taxfix processes your figures but does not produce outgoing invoices.
Bank connection
Your business account is connected, transactions are categorized automatically and matched to receipts.
No bank connection. The app captures receipts, but not the account movements behind them.
Who it covers
Employees and private individuals (income tax return for €19 one-time), self-employed people and freelancers with ongoing bookkeeping, and companies: including UG and GmbH with corporate tax, trade tax, and DATEV export.
Employees and solo self-employed people with straightforward cases, primarily Kleinunternehmer. The private return costs €39.99 on subscription or €49.99 standalone. Taxfix is not built for a UG or GmbH.
VAT
The VAT return is built monthly or quarterly from turnover already booked: the figures are there and you approve the preview. Deadline extensions and nil returns included.
Taxfix files the VAT return for you as well. You supply the figures, though, since there is no bank connection and no ongoing bookkeeping behind it.
Norman or Taxfix: which fits you?
Choose Norman if you …
Want to file your private income tax return for €19 one-time instead of €39.99
Issue invoices and would rather not pay for it
Collect receipts all year instead of hunting for them in March
Have to file VAT returns during the year
Need e-invoicing because your clients are businesses
Run a UG or GmbH, or plan to start one
Choose Taxfix if you …
Want the option of having tax advisors prepare your return (Taxfix Expert from €99.99)
Work as a Kleinunternehmer without VAT and with few receipts
Want to be walked through the return question by question
Prefer a long-established provider with a large community
For employees, and for anyone who issues invoices
Employees file their income tax return with Norman for €19 one-time, less than half the Taxfix price. The self-employed also get the books the return comes from: invoicing, receipts, and bank matching free, with VAT returns during the year.
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.
Start Taxfix alternative with Norman
Start for free and bring invoices, receipts, bookkeeping, and taxes into one workflow.
Start for freeFAQ
Which Norman workflows are relevant here?
Invoices, receipts, bank matching, bookkeeping, and tax data work together so finance work does not split across separate tools.
Can I start for free?
Yes. The Free plan covers core bookkeeping and invoicing. Paid plans unlock tax, team, and automation features.
Do I still need a tax advisor?
Norman reduces the operational preparation. For complex cases, an advisor can still stay involved and receive more structured data.
Which data should I connect?
Norman saves the most work when bank, invoices, receipts, and relevant inboxes are connected.