Accountable (software)
| Accountable | |
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| Developer | Accountable SA |
| Release | 2018 |
| Platform | Web, iOS, Android |
| Available in | English, French, Dutch, German |
| Type | Accounting software, tax compliance software |
| Website | www |
Accountable is accounting and tax software for the self-employed and freelancers. Developed by Brussels-based Accountable SA, the platform combines bookkeeping, invoicing, expense management and tax filing.[1][2]
Accountable was initially available in Belgium and launched in Germany in 2020. In 2025, Norwegian software group Visma acquired a minority stake in Accountable SA.[3]
History
[edit]Accountable was developed in Brussels by Nicolas Quarré, Alexis Eggermont and Hassan Ayed.[4] The software was available in Belgium by 2018, when the company raised €1.7 million in a funding round led by Connect Ventures.[1]
The company entered the German market in April 2020.[5] It raised €5.7 million in Series A financing in 2021, when it reported more than 10,000 users in Belgium and Germany.[6] Additional investment brought the total Series A financing to €10 million in 2022.[7]
In April 2025, Visma acquired a minority stake in the company.[8] It had about 60,000 users and around 60 employees at the time. Belgium remained its largest source of revenue, while Germany was its faster-growing market.[3]
Software and services
[edit]Accountable is designed primarily for freelancers, sole traders and other self-employed. Users can connect bank accounts, record receipts and business expenses, create invoices and prepare tax returns.[2]
In February 2026, Accountable added a business bank account to its software in Belgium.[9] In Germany, Accountable introduced an AI-based tax assistant in October 2023.[10]
Legal dispute
[edit]In late 2025, the Berlin Chamber of Tax Advisers (Steuerberaterkammer Berlin) challenged Accountable’s use of the name KI-Steuerberater (“AI tax adviser”). It argued that the name could violate German rules protecting the title Steuerberater (“tax adviser”).[11] Accountable rejected this argument and said it would contest the case.[12][13] The case was still pending in September 2026.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Degeler, Andrii (11 December 2018). "Belgian startup Accountable raises €1.7 million for its self-employed administration app". Tech.eu.
- 1 2 de la Motte, Laura (6 July 2022). "Steuererklärung: Was können die Steuerapps für Selbstständige?". Handelsblatt (in German).
- 1 2 Charlot, Christophe (25 April 2025). "Le groupe norvégien Visma entre au capital de la scale-up Accountable". Trends-Tendances (in French).
- ↑ Stickens, Kevin (28 January 2019). "Accountable: je financiële assistent in je broekzak". Computable.be (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Accountable launches in Germany". Accountable. 30 April 2020.
- ↑ Guarin, Anto (16 September 2021). "Accountable raises €5.7 million to expand its financial management for the self-employed across Europe". EU-Startups.
- ↑ Allen, Patricia (5 May 2022). "Berlin and Brussels-based startup Accountable has banked a total of €10 million for its tax app". EU-Startups.
- ↑ de la Motte, Laura (25 April 2025). "Für eine hohe Millionensumme: Steuer-App wird verkauft". Handelsblatt (in German).
- ↑ Pohu, Charly (9 February 2026). "« C'est l'aboutissement d'un rêve » : Accountable lance Banking, un compte professionnel directement intégré dans sa plateforme de comptabilité". Trends-Tendances (in French).
- ↑ de la Motte, Laura (7 May 2026). "Präzedenzfall? Kammer will „KI-Steuerberater" verbieten lassen". Handelsblatt (in German).
- ↑ ""KI-Steuerberater": Kammer verklagt Tax-Tech-Start-up". Haufe (in German). 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "StBK Berlin klagt gegen das KI-Tool von Accountable". NWB (in German) (22): 1488. 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Suchy, Clara (29 June 2026). "Gehört der KI-Steuerberater wirklich verboten?". Die Zeit (in German).
- ↑ Hölscheidt, Norbert H.; Dorneck, Marco (2026). "Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Berufsrecht und digitalen Innovationen". NWB (in German) (39).