# Reports, taxes and e-invoices, GrandTotal and MacBusinessSuite

> E-invoice formats, Peppol, DATEV, UStVA, OSS, reverse charge, US sales tax and reports in GrandTotal and MacBusinessSuite, compared from official sources.

GrandTotal covers more national e-invoice formats and hands tax data to more filing tools, including the Swiss VAT return, Belgian Intervat and UK Making Tax Digital. MacBusinessSuite writes ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, XRechnung and EN 16931, prepares German UStVA and ZM data, OSS and DATEV, and adds US sales tax per state with rates you maintain. Neither app replaces a tax adviser.

As of October 2026. https://macbusinesssuite.app/compare/grandtotal/reports-taxes/

## Side by side

As of October 2026. GrandTotal from its vendor's official pages (see sources), MacBusinessSuite from its documentation. Not documented means the vendor's pages do not say, not that the feature is missing.

|  | MacBusinessSuite | GrandTotal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-invoice formats | ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, XRechnung and EN 16931 as UBL or CII, Peppol BIS as a file | XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, Peppol BIS, EHF, PINT A-NZ, FatturaPA, Facturae, national variants, Swiss Tariff 590 |
| Peppol network | Not included | Sending through e-invoice.be and recommand.eu, receiving from a Peppol inbox |
| Incoming e-invoices | Read from PDF and XML files and mail attachments | From Peppol, a watched folder or a mailbox |
| German taxes | Data for UStVA and ZM, DATEV batches, GoBD export | UStVA and ZM handed to Steuererklärung.app, DATEV, GoBD |
| Other countries | OSS, reverse charge, US sales tax per state (rate you maintain, where you confirmed nexus), deadline calendar for DE, AT, CH, GB, US and EU OSS | Swiss VAT return, Belgian Intervat, BAS and GST worksheets, UK Making Tax Digital via MTD Sheets |
| Bookkeeping | Tax adviser package and CSV journal | Send to bookkeeping, integrations such as Xero and MonKey Office |
| Reports | Revenue, open items, project and customer comparison, margin, exchange differences, cash flow forecast | Dashboard, reports, charts, revenue forecast, online dashboard |

## What GrandTotal offers here

- E-invoices for many countries and sending through Peppol access points.
- Tax data for Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
- Integrations with bookkeeping apps such as Xero and MonKey Office.

## What MacBusinessSuite offers here

- US sales tax per state next to EU OSS and reverse charge.
- A tax deadline calendar for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK, the US and EU OSS, with reminders.
- Realized exchange differences recorded at payment and reported per currency.
- A cash flow forecast for 4, 13 or 26 weeks.

## Questions and answers

### Which app supports more e-invoice formats?

GrandTotal. Media Atelier lists formats for many countries and Peppol sending. MacBusinessSuite writes ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, XRechnung, EN 16931 and Peppol BIS as a file.

### Can either app file the German VAT return?

GrandTotal hands UStVA and ZM to Steuererklärung.app, which files through ELSTER. MacBusinessSuite prepares the UStVA and ZM data as reports; it does not file them.

## Sources

- [GrandTotal, product page with the S, M, L and XL feature lists (mediaatelier.com)](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/GrandTotal/)
- [GrandTotal, German product page (mediaatelier.com)](https://www.mediaatelier.com/de-DE/GrandTotal/)
- [GrandTotal 10, release article](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/GrandTotal10)
- [Support and release notes](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Support/)
- [Licenses](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Licenses/)
- [Collaboration](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Collaboration/)
- [Integrations](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Integrations/)
- [Time tracking](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Time-Tracking)
- [XRechnung](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/XRechnung-E-Invoice-Germany)
- [E-invoices in Belgium and the Peppol network](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/E-Invoices-Belgium)
- [Inbound invoices](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Inbound-Invoices)
- [Web Access](https://www.mediaatelier.com/Posts/Web-Access)
- [Interactive estimates](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Interactive-Estimates)
- [CAMT import](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/CAMT-Import)
- [Compatibility and version history](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Compatibility/)
- [PDF/A archive format](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/PDF-A-Archive-Format)
- [Swiss QR bill](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Swiss-QR-Bill)
- [SEPA QR codes](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/SEPA-QR-Codes)
- [Cumulative partial invoices](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Cumulative-Partial-Invoices)
- [Customer care, statistics and labels](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Customer-Care)
- [Migration](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Migration/)
- [New file format](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/New-File-Format)
- [Sync setup](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Sync-Setup)
- [Making Tax Digital](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/making-tax-digital-vat-mac)
- [Swiss VAT return](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Swiss-VAT-Net-Tax-Rate)
- [Send to bookkeeping](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/Send-To-Bookkeeping)
- [Ask GrandTotal](https://www.mediaatelier.com/Posts/Ask-GrandTotal)
- [MCP server](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Posts/MCP-Server)
- [Privacy policy (connections to Media Atelier servers)](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Privacy/)
- [Imprint](https://www.mediaatelier.com/en/Imprint/)

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