Description
WooCommerce has no order export for bookkeeping. This plugin adds a page under WooCommerce DATEV-Export where you pick a month and download all orders of that month as one CSV file: one row per order with net amounts and tax per line item, shipping, fees, and refunds with their dates.
Upload that file to the external service buchungsstapel.de. It produces the DATEV posting batch (an EXTF file) that a German tax advisor imports directly into DATEV Rechnungswesen:
- one posting per tax rate and order (19 %, 7 %, export, EU B2B reverse charge, OSS with destination country and rate)
- shipping follows the goods, gift card sales are booked as liabilities, refunds carry their real date
- clearing accounts per payment method (PayPal, other), SKR03 or SKR04
- a preview with totals per account and every caveat before the file goes to the accountant
The plugin’s admin page is written in German, because DATEV bookkeeping is a German-market topic.
What the plugin does not do
- It never transmits data. The CSV is generated on your server and downloaded to your browser. Uploading it to buchungsstapel.de is a manual step you trigger yourself.
- It does not post anything and does not replace a tax advisor.
- Payment fees (PayPal, Stripe) and the customer’s VAT ID are not part of WooCommerce orders and therefore not in the file.
External service
The plugin links to buchungsstapel.de (Universal Exporters LLC), the service that converts the CSV into a DATEV posting batch. The service is paid (monthly subscription, 14-day free trial); the plugin works without it — the CSV opens in any spreadsheet. The plugin itself makes no remote requests. Service privacy policy and terms: buchungsstapel.de/privacy, buchungsstapel.de/terms.
Trademarks
Buchungsstapel and buchungsstapel.de are operated by Universal Exporters LLC, the author of this plugin. DATEV is a registered trademark of DATEV eG, Nuremberg. WooCommerce is a trademark of Automattic Inc. This plugin is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by DATEV eG or Automattic.
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Installation
- Install and activate the plugin (WooCommerce must be active).
- Open WooCommerce DATEV-Export, choose a month, click CSV herunterladen.
- Upload the file at buchungsstapel.de, check the preview, hand the EXTF file to your tax advisor.
No settings, no database tables, nothing is stored. Deactivating leaves nothing behind.
FAQ
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Which orders are in the file?
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All orders whose order date falls in the chosen month, regardless of status. During conversion only paid orders (status Processing, Completed, Refunded) are posted; all others are listed and skipped.
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Does it work with HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)?
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Yes. The plugin reads orders exclusively through
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Do I need this plugin if I already have an export plugin?
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No. buchungsstapel.de also reads the CSV written by “Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce” (WebToffee). This plugin saves configuring an export profile and always includes every required column.
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Is the plugin free?
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Yes, GPL. The buchungsstapel.de service is a subscription with a 14-day trial; the plugin commits you to nothing.
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Where do I see what will be posted?
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On buchungsstapel.de, as a preview with totals per account before the export. The posting logic is documented at buchungsstapel.de/wissen/woocommerce-datev-export (German).
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Contributors & Developers
“Buchungsstapel Order Export for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- First release: monthly order export as CSV in the format buchungsstapel.de reads.