DATEV export
Also known as: DATEV interface · EXTF export · DATEV-Export
A DATEV export produces a posting batch in the DATEV format (formerly EXTF) as CSV, usually bundled with receipt PDFs, for import at the tax adviser. It is a plain file export, not a direct cloud transfer to DATEV.
DATEV is the dominant accounting ecosystem used by German tax advisers, and the DATEV export is the classic bridge between driving-school software and the accountant. Instead of re-keying entries, the software exports a posting batch in the DATEV format (the CSV structure formerly carried the “EXTF” marker) that the practice imports into DATEV.
Typical export settings:
- Chart of accounts SKR03 or SKR04, account length, fiscal year.
- Revenue accounts per VAT rate, collective or individual debtor.
- Adviser and client number, gross/net, write-protection flag.
In RoadReview the posting batch is bundled as CSV together with the matching receipt PDFs in a ZIP file for download; a double-handover guard prevents the same invoice being passed twice.
An important boundary: RoadReview offers a file export (download), not a direct API or cloud transfer to DATEV. The file is imported manually by the practice.
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