For Shopify merchants in Germany & the EU

E-Commerce Accounting Automation

E-commerce accounting automation means every paid Shopify order becomes a GoBD-compliant accounting record with no manual rework: Easy Invoices generates invoices, cancellations and credit notes automatically, archives them audit-proof (revisionssicher) for 10 years, and bundles every document into a PDF ZIP export for your accountant – from order intake to month-end close. A structured DATEV/CSV export is in development.

From order record to accounting document

Automation starts exactly where Shopify creates the billing-relevant data. A raw order record becomes an audit-safe document – complete, consistent and free of copy-and-paste.

1

Order triggered

A Shopify webhook (e.g. orders/paid, including advance payment) reports the order to Easy Invoices in real time – no manual import, no CSV upload.

2

Data normalised

Line items, tax rates, discounts, shipping and customer address are read, validated and mapped into a single document format – including correct net/gross splitting per tax rate.

3

Document created

A sequentially numbered invoice is generated as a PDF from your template, optionally emailed to the customer automatically, and assigned gap-free to the invoice number range.

4

Archived & export-ready

The PDF is archived audit-proof (revisionssicher) for 10 years and is immediately available as a PDF ZIP export to your accountant – manually or on a schedule. A structured DATEV/CSV export is in development.

Which Shopify data is booked automatically

Every billing-relevant field from the order maps unambiguously to a part of the accounting document, so there are no gaps between store and books.

Shopify order data Accounting document / books
Line items, quantities, unit prices Invoice line items with net/gross amounts
Tax rates & tax lines VAT shown per rate (19%, 7%, 0%, reverse charge)
Discounts & coupon codes Discount lines with correct tax splitting
Shipping costs Separate shipping line, split correctly for tax
Billing/shipping address, country Place of supply, EU/non-EU logic, § 4 No. 1a UStG export exemption
Cancellation / refund Dedicated cancellation or credit-note document (no overwrite)
Order date / payment date Document date & assignment to the accounting period

Accountant export

Your accounting firm no longer has to dig PDFs out of emails. Easy Invoices bundles every document for a period into one PDF ZIP the accountant can download directly.

  • Document export as a PDF ZIP (all invoices & credit notes for a period, organized by year/month)
  • A structured DATEV/CSV export is in development
  • Emailed as a download link to your accountant
  • Any period you like – day, week, month or quarter

Scheduled exports

Set up a schedule – Easy Invoices generates the export automatically and sends it to your accounting team with no action from you.

Monthly export 1st at 06:00
Weekly export every Monday
Recipient accountant@…

A month-end close without re-typing

Because documents are created and archived continuously, the month-end close becomes a review rather than a scramble. Here is how your workflow changes:

Continuously

Every order is booked and archived instantly. No open documents piling up toward month-end.

At month-end

One batch export for the whole accounting period – sequentially numbered, gap-free and immediately verifiable.

Review

Cancellations and credit notes are visible as their own documents. The audit trail is complete – for you and the tax office.

GoBD-compliant, audit-proof (revisionssicher) archiving

Immutability

Corrections always create a new document (cancellation or credit note) instead of overwriting the original, so records stay unchangeable and the audit trail is complete.

Gap-free numbering

A sequential invoice number range with no gaps; missed webhooks can be backfilled cleanly.

Audit-proof archiving (10 years)

Every document is archived audit-proof (revisionssicher) and retained for the full 10-year statutory period.

Hosted in Germany

Data resides on servers in Germany – GDPR-compliant, with no third-country transfer.

Manual vs. automated e-commerce accounting

Task Manual With Easy Invoices
Invoice creation By hand, per order Automatic per webhook
Tax logic (EU/non-EU) Error-prone, checked manually Rule-based automatically
Archiving Folders & local files Yes, audit-proof (10 yrs)
Accountant export Collect PDFs & email them PDF ZIP; DATEV/CSV planned
Month-end close Hours of rework Minutes of review

Frequently asked questions about automated e-commerce accounting

How does automated e-commerce accounting work with Shopify?

Every paid Shopify order (including advance payment) triggers document creation automatically via webhook. Easy Invoices reads the order, tax and customer data, generates a sequentially numbered, GoBD-compliant invoice, archives the PDF audit-proof (revisionssicher) for 10 years and bundles it into a document export as a PDF ZIP (all invoices & credit notes for a period, organized by year/month) – emailed as a download link to your accountant. A structured DATEV/CSV export is in development.

Can I export documents to my tax advisor automatically?

Yes. Easy Invoices bundles every invoice PDF and credit note for a period into a document export as a PDF ZIP (organized by year/month, plus a manifest) and sends it straight to your accounting firm as a download link by email – manually or on a schedule (daily, weekly, monthly). A structured DATEV/CSV export is in development.

Is the automated accounting GoBD-compliant?

Yes. Easy Invoices provides GoBD-compliant, audit-proof (revisionssicher) archiving: invoices are stored as PDFs and retained for 10 years, numbered sequentially with no gaps. Cancellations and credit notes create their own documents instead of overwriting existing ones, so the audit trail stays fully traceable.

How does automation help with the month-end close?

By month-end all documents already exist, numbered and archived. Instead of re-typing orders, you generate a single batch export for the accounting period. The close shrinks from hours of manual work to a few minutes of review.

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