DATEV in a leading accounting software that amongst other purposes is used by tax consults to make annual financial statements. In order to successfully import your Rentman invoices to DATEV, the data needs to be exported in line with the DATEV format.

In this article, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to export your data from Rentman into the data format of DATEV.

Please note that this feature is exclusively available for Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, Hungary,  Czech Republic, Slovenia. 

In preparation 

In order to successfully export your invoices into the DATEV format, the following configurations need to be setup in terms of preparation. 

Omnibus account codes in VAT schemes: 

1. Navigate to the settings Configuration module > Financial > VAT schemes
2. Select VAT scheme and click edit Edit 
3. Enter accounting codes based on SKR03 or SKR04 (In order to determine the right accounting codes, please consult your tax advisor) 

Accounting code clients:

1. Navigate to the contact_phone Contacts Module 
2. Select a contact and click edit Edit 
3. Enter a debtor number (in order to determine the right debtor number, please consult your tax advisor) 

Accounting codes in payment method: 

1. Navigate to the settings Configuration module > Financial > Payment methods 
2. Select a payment method
3. Enter accounting codes based on SKR03 or SKR04 (In order to determine the right accounting code, please consult your tax advisor) 

Electronic invoicing identification number 

1. Navigate to the settings Configuration module > Financial > Electronic invoicing 
2. Configure your electronic invoicing settings. Read here how to set this up.

Export your invoices in DATEV format 

Now that you've set up the configurations above, you're ready to start exporting your invoices. You can do this by following the steps below: 

1. Navigate to the monetization_on Financial module > Invoices 
2. Select one or multiple invoices 
3. Click more_vert and click "datev: invoices" 

A CSV. file with all selected invoices and credit notes will be generated. This file is in line with the DATEV format, and can now be read into the system.