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Billing address and company details

What data Servire needs for legally compliant invoices, receipts and X-invoices — and where you enter it.

Why this data?

Every receipt and invoice you print or create as a PDF in the POS app must contain certain information about your company—required by the German VAT Act (§ 14) and the German Principles for Proper Accounting (GoBD). Servire automatically populates these fields from the settings—you only need to enter them once.

You need this data

Open Settings → Restaurant → Bills. The following fields are important for legal compliance:

  • Bank Name — appears on invoices with payment terms

  • IBAN and BIC — for invoices with SEPA transfers

  • Number Range — prefix before each invoice number (e.g., 2026- → 2026-0001)

  • Footnote on PDF Invoice — freely selectable text at the end of the PDF

  • Consolidated Invoice — days for summarizing multiple invoices

Company details can be found under *Information*

Directly above in the Information section, you enter your master data — it will be included in the invoice header:

  • Managing Director — Full name

  • Tax ID number — Issued by the tax office

  • VAT ID number — Recommended for e-invoices (XRechnung)

  • Commercial Register — Format: HRB 12345 Munich Local Court

  • Telephone and Email — Required fields for e-invoices

  • Website — Optional, increases trust

Since January 1, 2025, businesses must be able to receive e-invoices. If you issue B2B invoices yourself, VAT ID number, phone number, and email address are mandatory fields. Servire generates compliant XRechnung PDFs when these fields are filled.

Upload logo

In the lower section of the restaurant settings, you can upload a logo that will appear on all PDF invoices and in the digital menu. Recommended: at least 200 × 200 pixels, PNG with a transparent background.

Tax number vs. VAT ID number

You receive your tax number from the tax office. You apply for your VAT ID number from the Federal Central Tax Office (free of charge, online). A VAT ID number is not mandatory for purely B2C restaurants, but highly recommended for B2B businesses.