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A meal receipt from one photo

A German Bewirtungsbeleg needs the receipt, the guests, the occasion and an electronic approval. You send the photo and the sentence; the approval is one tap. The document follows German rules.

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The language of this page does not change the applicable law: meal and travel documents follow German rules.

What it does

  • Photo of the paper receipt in Telegram

    Send a photo of the restaurant or café receipt to the Telegram chat. The agent recognizes the business meal, and the original photo is stored and included in the export.

  • Guests and purpose in the same chat

    Answer in one sentence who attended, with company or role, and the business occasion. The agent also asks about an unclear tip or the euro amount of a foreign receipt.

  • One-tap approval, stored with the PDF

    The confirm tap is the electronic approval under section 4 (5) sentence 1 no. 2 EStG and the BMF letter of 19 November 2025; a SHA-256 hash binds it to the data shown.

  • Matched to the card or bank transaction

    The finished meal receipt is matched to the payment it belongs to. If you want, it is pushed to MOCO or Lexware Office with the correct 19% input VAT code.

How it works

  1. 1

    Photograph the receipt

    Send the restaurant or café receipt to the Telegram chat; the agent recognizes that it is a business meal.

  2. 2

    Name guests and occasion

    One sentence is enough, such as “Max Müller (client), project review Q3”; the tip is recorded too.

  3. 3

    Approve with one tap

    The confirm button is the electronic approval, and the finished PDF comes straight back to the chat.

Frequently asked questions

What does the approval record?

The time of the approval, the Telegram message that confirmed it, and a hash of the receipt contents are stored with the PDF.

Is a drawn signature required?

No. A signature image is optional: if you set one up in your account settings, it is printed on the PDF. The electronic approval is the record the tax office expects.

What must a German meal receipt contain?

Place and date of the meal, the attendees, the business occasion and the amount; for a restaurant meal also the machine-printed bill. belege.ai asks specifically for missing mandatory details.

Are business meals 70% deductible?

Under German tax law, business meal costs are 70% deductible as a business expense (section 4 (5) sentence 1 no. 2 EStG), while input VAT is deductible in full. belege.ai keeps the receipt as audit-proof evidence.

Does the digital meal receipt meet German requirements?

Yes. The electronic approval meets section 4 (5) EStG and the Federal Ministry of Finance letter of 19 November 2025, and a frozen PDF snapshot with a SHA-256 hash over all receipt data keeps it audit-proof under GoBD.

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