becker-straeter.de

What it is

Sozietät Becker & Sträter is a tax advisory firm based in Preußisch Oldendorf, Germany, offering services in tax consulting, business consulting, and corporate advisory. It is not a SaaS or enterprise software vendor in the traditional sense. Instead, it uses digital tools such as DATEV, legal and tax databases, audit software, and speech recognition to provide accounting, tax, and specialist advisory services for SMEs and professionals.

Core capabilities

The official website divides its services into standard services and specialist services. Standard services include annual financial statements, bookkeeping, tax processing, payroll accounting, and BWA reports and interim reports for communication with banks. Specialist services focus on more complex tax matters, such as disputes with tax authorities, tax criminal law, voluntary disclosures, legal interpretation, tax structuring, and defense strategies. Its digital capabilities mainly lie in the use of the latest DATEV programs, modern audit software, legal and tax law databases, and internal speech recognition workflows, rather than in offering a self-service software platform for clients.

Pricing and business model

The billing model is not SaaS subscription-based, but professional-services-based. The website states that fees are calculated according to Germany’s Tax Adviser Remuneration Ordinance (StbVV), either on a time-fee basis or using statutory fee tables. Supplementary services not covered by the ordinance, such as business management consulting, are handled under the German Civil Code (BGB). For existing clients, telephone consultations and brief consultations are free of charge, and non-binding initial discussions are also available.

Pros and cons

The main advantage is that the principals are personally involved in the advisory work, with a positioning focused on “non-mass-market” service. This makes it suitable for SMEs that need in-depth tax judgment and case-by-case handling. It is also supported by DATEV, professional databases, and a network of cooperating lawyers. The downside is that it is not a SaaS product: the website does not provide enterprise software information such as online accounts, plans, trials, APIs, permission management, cloud deployment, or data security certifications. Pricing transparency is also limited.

Who it is best for

It is better suited to local German SMEs, freelancers, entrepreneurs, buyers and sellers of businesses, and clients with cross-border operations or complex tax issues. It is not a good fit for companies looking for standardized online accounting SaaS, global remote self-service deployment, or developer APIs.

Access from China

The source text does not provide information about access from China, Chinese-language services, or cross-border access stability, so this remains unknown.