DATEV on Oliver POS
DATEV receives Oliver POS counter sales through the WooCommerce + DATEV connector — German tax-compliant accounting with in-store revenue exported correctly to the Steuerberater.
How DATEV works with Oliver POS for WooCommerce
DATEV is the German accounting platform used by the vast majority of Steuerberater (tax advisors). The WooCommerce + DATEV connector exports orders as DATEV-compatible booking records with the right SKR03/SKR04 account assignments and Umsatzsteuer codes. Oliver POS writes register sales into WooCommerce, the DATEV connector picks them up — the Steuerberater receives one clean DATEV export that includes online + in-store revenue.
What DATEV pulls from WooCommerce
The DATEV for WooCommerce connector (and equivalents from Atomic Smash, JTL, and others) exports WooCommerce orders as DATEV-format CSV files containing booking records with the right SKR03 or SKR04 account assignments, Umsatzsteuer codes, and customer (Debitoren/Kreditoren) numbers. The Steuerberater imports the export into DATEV and the books are done.
Oliver POS sales become WooCommerce orders; the DATEV connector treats them identically to online orders.
Why in-store sales matter on the DATEV ledger
German retailers running DATEV (which is most of them, indirectly through the Steuerberater) need a tax-compliant data trail. Kassennachschau, GoBD compliance, and the Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung all depend on the books being clean and complete. A POS that produces a manual end-of-day spreadsheet that the Steuerberater rekeys is exactly what GoBD is supposed to prevent.
Oliver POS on WooCommerce gives the Steuerberater one clean DATEV export per month covering the entire business. Kassennachschau is straightforward, GoBD compliance is intact, and the Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung is correct.
How the WooCommerce + Oliver + DATEV sync works
Cashier rings the sale on Oliver POS, captures the customer, tenders. Oliver writes a WooCommerce order with Umsatzsteuer applied. The DATEV connector applies the configured SKR03/SKR04 account mapping (Erlöse, Umsatzsteuer, Bank, Forderungen, etc.) and adds the order to the next DATEV export. At month-end (or on any chosen schedule) the connector produces the DATEV-format CSV that the Steuerberater imports.
Best fit for retailers who…
DATEV on Oliver POS suits German SMB retailers across the board — small boutiques to mid-sized chains. The combination keeps the existing Steuerberater relationship intact and avoids manual rekeying of POS exports into DATEV.
What you get and how to set it up
Features Oliver surfaces from the DATEV plugin, plus the 4-step install most merchants run through.
Features at the register
- In-store sales flow into DATEV the moment a register sale closes
- Online and in-store revenue land on one P&L, one tax-liability account, and one set of books
- Per-tax-code splits (GST/HST, VAT, sales tax) handled by the DATEV WooCommerce connector
- Refunds and voids posted back to the original invoice or journal entry
- Payment-method totals match the bank-feed deposits used for reconciliation
- Same DATEV subscription, same chart of accounts, and same workflow as your online store
Setup in 4 steps
- Install the DATEV for WooCommerce on your WooCommerce site and connect your DATEV account
- Map the WooCommerce sales, tax, COGS, and payment-method accounts to your DATEV chart of accounts
- Install Oliver POS, sign in to the register, and confirm the customer-capture prompt is enabled at checkout
- Run a small live test sale at the counter and confirm the invoice, journal entry, or sales receipt appears in DATEV with the right totals and tax splits
Common questions about DATEV on Oliver POS
Does the DATEV export respect SKR03 vs SKR04 account schemas?
Yes. The DATEV WooCommerce connector lets you map WooCommerce revenue, tax, and payment accounts to the SKR03 or SKR04 accounts your Steuerberater uses. Oliver POS sales follow the same mapping.
Is Oliver POS GoBD- and Kassennachschau-compliant for the German market?
Oliver POS is itself the GoBD-compliant register at the point of sale. The DATEV export covers the downstream accounting trail. Together — Oliver POS at the counter, WooCommerce as the order store, DATEV as the export to the Steuerberater — the full GoBD documentation is in place.
Does Oliver POS have a partnership with DATEV?
No. Oliver doesn't partner with DATEV or any other accounting platform. We support DATEV because its WooCommerce connector already pulls orders, refunds, taxes, and customers from your store — and Oliver writes every in-store sale into WooCommerce as a standard order, so the same connector picks it up automatically. Your accounting subscription, your ledger, and your contract stay between you and DATEV.
Does Oliver charge extra to use DATEV?
No. You pay DATEV's standard published pricing directly to DATEV. Oliver doesn't take a markup, doesn't insert itself into the data flow, and doesn't charge a per-transaction or per-journal-entry fee on top.
Do register sales from Oliver POS reach DATEV?
Yes. Every Oliver POS sale is written to WooCommerce as a standard order with the customer, line items, taxes, and payment method attached. The DATEV WooCommerce connector treats that order the same way it treats an online order: it posts the same invoice, journal entry, or sales receipt, with the same tax splits and the same customer record. There's no separate "POS sync" to configure.
How fast does a register sale reach DATEV?
It depends on the DATEV connector's sync mode. Connectors that push per-order (most DATEV integrations support this) post the invoice or sales receipt into DATEV within seconds of the cashier closing the sale. Connectors set to a daily summary post a single end-of-day journal entry with per-tax, per-payment-method, and per-outlet splits. Either way, no manual entry is required.
Will my in-store and online sales reconcile against one set of books in DATEV?
Yes. Oliver POS writes register sales into the same WooCommerce store that powers your online checkout, so by the time orders reach the DATEV WooCommerce connector they're already a unified order stream. DATEV sees one revenue feed, one tax-liability total, and one customer ledger — no manual reconciliation between an online and an in-store set of books.
Read our full guide to DATEV on Oliver POS
A long-form walkthrough of running DATEV alongside the Oliver POS register on a WooCommerce store.