# Taxfix Alternative: €19 for Employees, Bookkeeping for the Self-Employed Source: https://norman.finance/de/en/taxfix-alternative **For new accounts:** 75% off your first 3 months. No credit card needed. Create an account: https://app.norman.finance/sign-up?utm_source=ai_markdown&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=en-taxfix-alternative --- The private income tax return costs €19 one-time with Norman against €39.99 at Taxfix. And the self-employed get the ongoing bookkeeping a tax app does not have. ## Norman or Taxfix: which is right for you? **Taxfix** grew up as a tax app for employees. The private return costs €39.99 on subscription or €49.99 standalone. Its new plan for the self-employed is very simple, a great fit for freelancers who are just starting out and have only a few transactions. **Norman** is built for entrepreneurs growing their business: your bank is connected, and AI agents automate your bookkeeping and tax preparation. For a UG or GmbH, Norman also closes the year, from the annual accounts to corporate tax. The private income tax return costs €19 one-time, joint filing included. ## Features at a glance Taxfix prices per taxfix.de, as of October 2026. Norman prices excl. VAT. | | Norman | Taxfix | | --- | --- | --- | | Income tax return (private) | €19 one-time, joint filing included | €39.99 per return (€59.99 joint) | | Ongoing bookkeeping | Free, unlimited | €19.99/mo | | Invoices and e-invoices | Free, unlimited | €19.99/mo | | Recurring invoices | Yes | No | | Payment reminders | Yes | No | | Sending invoices by email | Yes | No | | Payment links | Yes | No | | Bank sync (open banking) | Yes | No | | AI categorization of bank transactions | Yes | No | | Forwarding receipts by email | Yes | No | | VAT return | Yes | Yes | | EÜR | Yes | Yes | | Trade tax return | Yes | Yes | | Income tax | Yes | Yes | | UG and GmbH | Yes, incl. corporate tax and DATEV export | Not covered | | E-balance sheet & P&L | Yes | No | | Payroll | Yes | No | | Bill Pay | Yes | No | | MCP | Yes | No | | API | Yes | No | | AI agent | Yes | No | | Mobile app | iOS + Android | iOS + Android | | Languages | 7 languages | German and English | ## 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 October 2026. | What you need | Norman | Taxfix | | --- | --- | --- | | Income tax return, private | €19 | €39,99 | | Kleinunternehmer, no VAT | €9/mo | €39,99 | | Self-employed with VAT | €21/mo | €19.99/mo | | Issuing invoices | €0 | €19.99/mo | | Bank connection | €0 | — | ## What are the differences? ### Complete AI bookkeeping **Norman:** Norman is AI-first: your bank is connected, the AI categorizes transactions and matches receipts, and AI agents cross-check your books all the time. The VAT return is filed once you approve it, and Norman also works in Claude and ChatGPT. **Taxfix:** Taxfix works with the documents you upload: you add invoices and receipt photos, the app reads them, and the VAT return is built from them. ### Private income tax return **Norman:** 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. Norman takes no share of your refund. **Taxfix:** Taxfix Basic costs €39.99 per return on the annual subscription or €49.99 standalone, joint filing €59.99 and €69.99 respectively. With Taxfix Expert, a tax advisor prepares the return for 20% of your refund, at least €99.99. ### Issuing invoices **Norman:** Invoices, quotes, reminders, and e-invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD) are included and free, with no limit. **Taxfix:** Taxfix writes invoices and e-invoices on its plan for VAT-registered self-employed people. Recurring invoices, payment reminders, and sending by email are not part of it. ### Bank connection **Norman:** Your business account is connected, transactions are categorized automatically and matched to receipts. **Taxfix:** No bank connection. The app captures receipts, but not the account movements behind them. ### Simplicity **Norman:** A powerful platform for many cases, from advanced invoicing that follows up with your clients automatically to several bank accounts and corporate tax. If you are just starting out as self-employed, it can feel like a lot at first. **Taxfix:** Ideal if you have 5–10 transactions a month: you upload your receipts, see clearly what goes into your tax return, and you are done. ### Automated VAT return **Norman:** Norman prepares the VAT return automatically from your bank transactions and receipts. Before it is filed, several AI agents cross-check the books and compare the figures with your past VAT returns. You approve, and Norman files. **Taxfix:** Taxfix files the VAT return too. The figures come from what you upload: you add each invoice and receipt yourself, and the app reads them. Without a bank connection or receipt forwarding, the return depends on those uploads. ## Norman or Taxfix: which fits you? ### Norman: Choose Norman if you … - Look for an affordable income tax return - Are getting your business off the ground and want invoicing and bookkeeping for free - Have a growing business with many transactions a month - Run a UG or GmbH, or plan to start one ### Taxfix: Choose Taxfix if you … - Want the option of having tax advisors prepare your return (Taxfix Expert from €99.99) - Are just starting out as a freelancer with only a few transactions a month - Want to be walked through the return question by question ## 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 free](https://app.norman.finance/sign-up) ## FAQ ### 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. ## Related pages - [Tax return](https://norman.finance/de/en/tax-return): Norman prepares the German tax return for the self-employed from live bookkeeping: EÜR, annexes, and VAT build automatically. - [SteuerGo alternative](https://norman.finance/de/en/steuergo-alternative): Norman as a SteuerGo alternative: the private income tax return costs €19 one-time instead of €34.95, and you pay only when you file. Guided questions instead of forms, filing also works from Claude and ChatGPT, and the self-employed get free bookkeeping. - [wundertax alternative](https://norman.finance/de/en/wundertax-alternative): Norman as a wundertax alternative: the private income tax return costs €19 one-time instead of €34.99, with joint filing included instead of €49.99. You pay only when you file, entirely through Claude or ChatGPT if you like. - [Tax software comparison](https://norman.finance/de/en/tax-software-comparison-germany): Norman, Taxfix, WISO, CHECK24, SteuerGo, wundertax and ELSTER: prices, joint filing, AI filing. Plus the software for the self-employed and GmbHs. - [Accountable alternative](https://norman.finance/de/en/accountable-alternative): Accountable pricing 2026: VAT returns only from €29.90/month. Norman books with AI and files EÜR and VAT returns from €9, plus annual accounts for UG and GmbH. - [Sorted alternative](https://norman.finance/de/en/sorted-alternative): Norman is a Sorted alternative for freelancers and founders: free invoicing and bookkeeping, AI receipt capture, and prepared taxes. - [Small business](https://norman.finance/de/en/small-business): Simple bookkeeping, invoicing, and tax workflows for small businesses under Germany's Kleinunternehmer rules. - [Self-employed](https://norman.finance/de/en/self-employed): Norman keeps invoices, receipts, bookkeeping, and German tax workflows organized for self-employed operators. - [Freelancers](https://norman.finance/de/en/freelancers): Automate invoices, receipts, bookkeeping, and German tax workflows as a freelancer. - [Taxes](https://norman.finance/de/en/taxes): Norman builds tax data from live bookkeeping so EÜR, VAT returns, and ELSTER-ready workflows do not start right before the deadline.