The is the interpreter. It is a secure, role-based interface embedded within your Lexware subscription that allows your tax advisor to log directly into your working environment—without you having to "send" anything.
Set up the Zugang during your very first onboarding call with your advisor. Do it while you are both on the phone. It takes 90 seconds and saves you 90 hours of email hell over the next decade.
On the 3rd of the month, your advisor logs into your Lexware. They run the "VAT Report" directly from your live data. They see the discrepancy—a missing invoice from Amazon. They flag it inside your Lexware. You add the invoice. They hit "Submit to FINANZAMT" from their desk. Total time: 15 minutes. The Security Paradox (Why It’s Safer Than Email) Business owners often balk: "Give someone direct access to my financial software?" lexware steuerberaterzugang
Why? Legacy habits. Some advisors still prefer the "old way" because their internal workflow is built around email attachments. "Do you actively use the Lexware Steuerberaterzugang, or will you just ask me to export a CSV anyway?"
You scramble to close your books by the 5th of the month. You export a CSV. You email it. Your advisor calls you: "The date format is wrong." You panic. The is the interpreter
If you run a business in Germany, you know the drill. Come tax season, a heavy cardboard box full of receipts, bank statements, and Excel sheets gets dragged to your tax advisor’s office. They sigh. You sigh. Two weeks later, you get a list of missing documents.
In a world where the Finanzamt wants your VAT report faster every year, giving your advisor a direct line to your data isn't a luxury. It's the only way to stop working for your accounting and start letting it work for you. Do it while you are both on the phone
But what if the wall between your desk and your tax advisor’s desk simply vanished? That is exactly what the is designed to do. It is not a login; it is a digital handshake. The Core Concept: Your Data, Their Software, Real Time Traditionally, you use Lexware (or Lexoffice) to manage your accounting. Your tax advisor uses a professional, more complex version of Lexware (or DATEV). These two systems speak different dialects of the same language.