SheetFaktura turns the invoice in your spreadsheet into a German e-invoice: XRechnung (XML) and a ZUGFeRD PDF in one step, without new accounting software. It runs as an add-on in Google Sheets, and as a browser tool for Excel files that needs no Google account.
Since 2025 every business in Germany must be able to receive e-invoices. From 2027 businesses with more than 800,000 EUR turnover in the previous year must also issue them, from 2028 all others. Exceptions include small businesses (Kleinunternehmer) and invoices up to 250 EUR.
How it works
1. Create the invoice template with one click: your company, customer, line items, VAT type, payment.
2. Fill in the yellow fields and click Check. Missing or wrong data is explained, and one click jumps to the cell.
3. Create the e-invoice and save both files: XRechnung (XML) and ZUGFeRD (PDF).
Formats
- XRechnung 3.0 in CII syntax, for public bodies and companies
- ZUGFeRD (Factur-X) as PDF/A-3 with embedded XML, profile EN 16931; with a Leitweg-ID the PDF uses the XRechnung profile automatically
- Every version is tested before release with the KoSIT validation tool and the Mustang validator
What is covered: VAT at 19% and 7%, zero rate, exempt (for example Kleinunternehmer), reverse charge, intra-EU supplies, exports, supplies not subject to VAT; discounts per line and on the whole invoice, cash discount (Skonto), prepayments, corrections that refer to the original invoice. Interface in German and English, PDF in German or English.
Your data: the add-on reads only the open spreadsheet. The Excel file is read in your browser and not uploaded. The invoice files are made in your browser; your invoice data is not sent to us.
Pricing: 5 e-invoices free. Then 69 EUR for 12 months (pay once, no subscription), a 7-day pass for 4.90 EUR, or a monthly subscription for 7.90 EUR. All prices plus VAT.
SheetFaktura checks the format of your invoice. It is not tax advice.
