Software:Lexware
Lexware is a German software brand owned by the Haufe Group. Based in Freiburg im Breisgau, it offers accounting, invoicing, payroll and tax software for the self-employed and small businesses. Its products include desktop software and the online accounting suite Lexware Office.[1][2]
Axel Wessendorf founded the business in 1989, and it became part of the Haufe Group in 1993.[3][4]
History
Wessendorf founded the business in Freiburg in 1989. Its first product, Voyage, was a program for calculating travel expenses. The Rudolf Haufe Verlag acquired a majority stake in 1993, and Wessendorf sold his remaining interest to the publisher in 1997.[3][5]
An agreement with the American software company Intuit in 1999 gave Lexware responsibility for marketing, distribution and customer service for Intuit's products in Germany.[6]
By 2005, Lexware sold programs for accounting, payroll, inventory management and travel expenses, both separately and as software suites. Its business focused on ready-made software for small businesses, distributed online and through retailers.[4]
Lexware expanded into cloud-based accounting in 2012 with the launch of lexoffice, an online service for self-employed people and small businesses.[1] Lexoffice was renamed Lexware Office in 2024.[2]
Software
Lexware offers desktop programs for bookkeeping, payroll, invoicing, inventory management and travel expenses.[4][5]
Lexware Office
Lexware Office is a cloud-based accounting service. Users can create invoices, record income and expenses, manage receipts and connect bank accounts. Payroll is available as an additional service. A mobile app allows users to photograph receipts, and tax advisers can be given access to the accounting records.[1][7]
Accounting data can also be transferred to smartsteuer, an online service for preparing German tax returns.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Santo, Daniela (January 2024). "Kompliziertes einfach" (in de). https://www.wirtschaft-im-suedwesten.de/aus-dem-suedwesten/kompliziertes-einfach/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "lexoffice heißt jetzt Lexware Office" (in de). https://www.lexware.de/lexoffice/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scheich, Anna (2001-12-10). "Lexware: Den Gründerschuhen entwachsen" (in de). https://www.computerwoche.de/article/2611154/lexware-den-gruenderschuhen-entwachsen.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lixenfeld, Christoph (2005-10-28). "Unternehmensporträt Lexware: Für jeden das Passende" (in de). https://www.computerwoche.de/article/2624564/fuer-jeden-das-passende.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Historie" (in de). https://www.lexware.de/ueber-uns/historie/.
- ↑ "Haufe-Tochter Lexware übernimmt deutsche Geschäfte von Intuit Inc." (in de). 1999-09-02. https://buchmarkt.de/1999/09/02/haufe-tochter-lexware-ubernimmt-deutsche-geschafte-von-intuit-inc/.
- ↑ Lorenz, Björn (2025-02-05). "Lexware Office XL im Test" (in de). https://www.connect.de/testbericht/lexware-office-xl-kaufmaennischer-cloud-dienst-test-3208267.html.
- ↑ "Wie übertrage ich meine Daten aus Lexware Office an smartsteuer?" (in de). https://help.lexware.de/de-form/articles/548760-wie-ubertrage-ich-meine-daten-aus-lexware-office-an-smartsteuer.
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