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How does AI help with accounting and invoices?

The Short Answer

AI reads incoming invoices from PDF or photo, identifies the supplier, amounts, tax, and IBAN, and presents them for approval. Booking, payment, and tax responsibility remain with humans and tax advisors.

Incoming Invoices Without Re-typing

Invoices arrive via email, post, or as a photo. AI reads the important fields, recognizes known suppliers, and warns about duplicates. For amounts exceeding a defined limit, the invoice requires approval.

Outgoing Invoices, E-invoicing, and Debt Collection

From an accepted quote, an order and invoice are created with a few clicks. The format is important: In Germany, companies must be able to receive e-invoices starting in 2025, with the obligation to issue them following gradually. E-invoicing is also becoming standard in other EU countries.

Open items are monitored. After set deadlines, payment reminders and dunning notices are generated, which can be reviewed before sending.

Assign Payments and Hand Over to Tax Advisor

Bank statements can be imported, and AI assigns payments to open invoices using reference, amount, and name. Uncertain matches land on a review list. An export, for example in DATEV format, is generated for the tax advisor.

Who Does What?

AIRIS Prepares

  • Read Invoices: Supplier, number, date, amounts, tax, and IBAN from PDF or photo, with duplicate checking.
  • E-invoicing and DATEV: XRechnung for sending, DATEV export for tax advisors, SEPA file for transfers.
  • Debt Collection: Multi-stage reminders according to your deadlines.
  • Invoices from the Inbox: Invoice attachments in emails are captured directly.

You Decide

  • Approve Transfers: Always a Human.
  • Tax classification and closing remain with the tax advisor.
  • Verify amounts read from difficult-to-read documents.

What AIRIS Can Do Today

How DivineFinance Works

DivineFinance is the financial module of DivineMind. AIRIS reads, assigns, and reminds; you approve.

Recording an incoming invoice: AIRIS has read out the supplier, amounts, and bank details (demo company)
Recording an incoming invoice: AIRIS has read out the supplier, amounts, and bank details (demo company)

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurately does AI read invoices?

Very reliable for clear PDFs. For blurry photos or handwritten documents, you should verify the values. This is why approval is required before booking.

Does AI replace tax advisors?

No. AI handles the data entry and sorting work and provides clean data. Tax advice and closing remain with the tax advisor.

Do I have to be able to receive e-invoices?

In Germany, yes, since January 1, 2025, for invoices between companies. There are transition periods for issuing them. Other countries have their own deadlines.

Can AI send reminders automatically?

Yes, if you allow it. It is recommended to review every reminder before sending for the initial period.

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