Country and country profile
STRYK takes the country from Settings → Hotel, field “Country” in the card “Hotel identity”; Finance has no country selector of its own.
Country profiles exist for Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary. Hotel country, issuer country and accounting country must match; otherwise STRYK does not issue an invoice. Set the country correctly before you start; the accounting keeps its first country.
| Country | Cash register | Authority connection | Small business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Required unless your business is exempt; the exemption is recorded | FinanzOnline | Optional question |
| Germany | Cash register with TSE in the “Cash register & fiscalisation” module | ELSTER, when submitting the VAT return | Optional question |
| Netherlands | Not required | None for STRYK | Not offered |
| Hungary | Reporting to NAV instead of a signature cash register | NAV, plus NTAK for stays | Not offered |
Work through the checklist on “Getting started”
The checklist in order
- 01“Confirm company and VAT ID”
Enter the VAT ID and confirm the issuer in “Company & invoices”.
The issuer card shows “Confirmed”. - 02“Check country profile”
Done automatically once your country is supported and matches the accounting.
- 03“Confirm invoice numbers” and “Adopt tax rates”
Check the invoice number sequence and accept the statutory rates of your country.
- 04“Small business?”
Austria and Germany only, optional: answer whether you use the small business scheme. Agree the decision with your tax adviser.
- 05“Add bank account”
Enter the IBAN in “Bank & payments”.
- 06“Set up cash register” and “Connect FinanzOnline”
Austria: register the cash register or record the exemption, and store the FinanzOnline access.
- 07“Start bookkeeping”
Opens Accounting, where you set start date and opening values; the owner or a person with that right activates it.
The progress badge turns green. - 08“Add tax advisor”
Optional: a name or e-mail address of your tax adviser in the advisor handoff is enough.
Company & invoices
Company name, street, postcode, town and country come from the card “Hotel identity” under Settings → Hotel. In “Company & invoices” you add VAT ID, tax number, legal form, registered office and register details.
The tax rates come from the country profile and are read-only, for example 10 % for accommodation and breakfast and 20 % standard rate in Austria. Add an “Own deviation” only if your tax adviser recommends it.
Confirm issuer and numbers
- 01Complete the company details
Settings → Finance → Company & invoicesFill in VAT ID, tax number and, depending on the legal form, register number and court. Hotels in the Netherlands enter the 8-digit KvK number in the field “Company register number”.
The card “Invoice issuer” no longer lists missing details. - 02Confirm the issuer
Click “Review issuer”, compare the details with your official documents and confirm with “Confirm issuer” and a renewed sign-in.
The status shows “Confirmed”; after every change it shows “Review after change”. - 03Confirm invoice numbers
In “Document number sequences”, check prefix, separator, year and start value for invoices, quotes and credit notes, then click “Confirm number sequence”.
The sequence shows “Ready for issuing” and the next document number. - 04Accept the tax rates
If the card shows a proposal, accept the new or missing rates.
At least one rate above 0 % is active today.
Taxes & register
Austria: in the card “FinanzOnline access” you enter the “Participant ID”, “User ID” and “Web service PIN” once and check the connection; this access serves the VAT return. The cash register uses its own user of the type „Registrierkassen-Webservice“, which you enter in the register setup. Hungary: in “NAV access (technical user)” you store the technical user; details are in the guide on Hungary.
For cash and on-site card payments in Austria and Germany your hotel needs the “Cash register & fiscalisation” module. It is one module per hotel and covers all its cash registers. Only the owner activates it with “Activate cash register”; the price and terms are shown before activation and on the STRYK pricing page.
Bank & payments and Automation
In “Bank & payment term” you enter bank name, IBAN, BIC and the “Default payment term (days)”. Under “Payment reminders” you choose whether STRYK sends reminders automatically, suggests them for approval or not at all; “Apply recommendation” adopts the reminder stages suggested for your country.
“Automation” shows, grouped into “Money”, “Taxes”, “Closing” and “Register and authorities”, what STRYK does by itself and where someone has to check. Here you also switch on the nightly day close and set up the rules for supplier documents.
For tax advisors
This tab is usually set up once, together with your tax adviser: “Chart of accounts” with the “Export account” for your adviser’s account numbers, “Posting automation”, “Checks” and “Inventory”. Agree account assignments with your tax adviser.
