User guide
From trial balance to a balance sheet ready for filing. About 10 minutes if your bookkeeping is done.
Before you start
- Sign in with your Digi Soft Hub account.
- Bookkeeping for the year is closed and you have a trial balance (SKR03).
- You know: register court and number, financial year, balance sheet date, managing director, number of employees.
- The shareholders have approved the annual accounts, or will before filing.
CSV format
One row per general ledger account, header row required. Delimiter ;, , or tab is detected. Accounts are 1 to 4 digits (SKR03), e.g. bank 1200.
Konto;Bezeichnung;Saldo 0800;Gezeichnetes Kapital;1.000,00 H 1200;Bank;550,00 S 1600;Verbindlichkeiten aus Lieferungen und Leistungen;150,00 H 4950;Rechts- und Beratungskosten;200,00 S 4955;Buchführungskosten;400,00 S
Alternatively use two columns Soll (debit) and Haben (credit). A suffix S/H or a minus sign sets the side. Amounts are read to the cent; more than two decimals are rejected, not rounded. All balances must sum to 0.
The 5 steps
- Import: upload the file (max 1 MB) or load sample data.
- Company: register data, period, size criteria (optional but recommended for plausibility checks), approval date, managing director. Under "notes below the balance sheet" enter contingent liabilities and loans to board members; type "keine" if there are none.
- Check: errors block the export; read the notes and confirm them consciously.
- Preview: assets, liabilities, result, equity ratio.
- Export: download PDF and XML.
Errors and notes
| Code | Meaning | What to do |
|---|---|---|
UNMAPPED_ACCOUNT | Account has no balance sheet position | Rebook it or clarify with your tax advisor |
TB_UNBALANCED | Trial balance does not net to zero | Check the export from your bookkeeping; accounts may be missing |
NOTE_HAFTUNG / NOTE_ORGAN | Note below the balance sheet missing | Fill in, or "keine" |
APPROVAL_DATE | Approval before the balance sheet date | Correct the date |
HALF_CAPITAL_LOST | Equity below half of share capital (§ 49(3) GmbHG) | Convene a shareholder meeting, seek advice |
NEGATIVE_EQUITY | Deficit not covered by equity | Have over-indebtedness reviewed by an advisor or lawyer |
OVERDUE | 12-month deadline exceeded | File promptly |
Filing
- Sign in at publikations-plattform.de.
- As a micro-entity choose deposit of the balance sheet (§ 326(2) HGB).
- Upload the generated PDF. Check the accepted file format and fee on the platform first.
- Save the receipt.
This tool submits nothing itself and stores no ELSTER certificates. The E-Bilanz for the tax office is not part of this version. Check results and the PDF are in German, as the commercial register requires.