{"id":5999,"date":"2026-09-11T10:17:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.schubwerk.eu\/faq\/what-is-the-german-chart-of-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:27:30","slug":"what-is-the-german-chart-of-accounts","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/de\/faq\/what-is-the-german-chart-of-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the German Chart of Accounts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every transaction (invoices, receipts, etc) need to be booked against one or the other Chart of Accounts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datev.de\/web\/de\/shop\/produkt-details\/skr-03-englisch-11057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SKR03<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datev.de\/web\/de\/shop\/produkt-details\/skr-04-englisch-11061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SKR04<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/de\/dienstleistungen\/geschaftsdienstleistungen\/buchhaltung\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Accounting-Solutions_-Clear-Financial-Insights-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7466\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499291042475803;width:622px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Accounting-Solutions_-Clear-Financial-Insights-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Accounting-Solutions_-Clear-Financial-Insights-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Accounting-Solutions_-Clear-Financial-Insights-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Accounting-Solutions_-Clear-Financial-Insights-1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Accounting-Solutions_-Clear-Financial-Insights-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Germany, there is two official Chart of Accounts. 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