Bloomberg Tax vs LEXinform
Bloomberg Tax
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| Figure | Bloomberg Tax | LEXinform |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €14.80/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Tax Research Software | 8.3 (#5) | 8.5 (#4) |
| Rating on G2 | Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Fixed Assets is rated 3.8 out of 5 from 19 reviews. | 3.5 out of 5 from 16 reviews |
| Support | Software support is offered Monday through Friday by phone and product-specific email, while Research support includes regional phone numbers and [email protected]. | The product page offers DATEV's service contact and lists telephone support at 0800 3283825. |
| System requirements | The installation guide lists Windows 7/8/8.1/10 and Windows Server 2008 R2/2012 R2/2016, at least 2 GB RAM and 50 MB standalone disk space. | DATEV publishes hardware checks, PC and server recommendations, supported Windows versions and virtualization guidance for its software. |
| What it does | Bloomberg Tax combines tax research, calculations, fixed-asset management, provision reporting and AI-assisted workflows for tax professionals. | LEXinform is DATEV's research database for tax and business advisory work. |
Plans
Bloomberg Tax
- Bloomberg Tax productsPriced on request
- Bloomberg Tax suitePriced on request
LEXinform
- DATEV Basis-Angebot Zusatzmodul LEXinform comfort€14.80 a month
- LEXinform Kommentarpaket Steuern Schäffer-Poeschel€39.14 a month
- DATEV LEXinform plusPriced on request
- LEXinform classicPriced on request
- LEXinform comfortPriced on request
In their own words
Bloomberg Tax
Bloomberg Tax is a web-based suite of tax research and software tools for tax professionals, corporate teams, accounting firms, government, and advisory firms. Its products include Provision, Workpapers, Fixed Assets, Research, and other tax tools. Bloomberg Tax Research brings together tax news, expert analysis, and primary-source links, with updates across federal, state, and international tax topics. Bloomberg Tax Answers generates AI responses from Bloomberg Tax content and links to referenced material. Workpapers can automate roll forwards, transform data, track cell-level changes, and support sign-off through multilevel approvals. It integrates with Provision, Fixed Assets, and Research, supports Excel exports, and can pull and transform ERP and general ledger data through secure file transfer protocols. Fixed Assets is a cloud-based subledger that calculates depreciation using current tax laws. Bloomberg Tax advertises 24/7 help desk support and implementation and integration help through certified partners and its professional services team. Pricing is on request: prospective customers are directed to contact sales for selected products.
LEXinform
LEXinform is a research database for current tax and business information used in professional advisory work. Its classic collection covers tax laws, administrative guidance, case law, pending proceedings, EU law, practical tools, and other tax materials. Comfort adds information on personnel management, commercial and civil law, EU law, and business administration. Cross-content search returns targeted results ordered by relevance, and the DATEV Wissensplattform can search LEXinform alongside partner databases from NWB and Haufe in one query. LEXinform plus adds LEXchat, which uses AI-assisted research across LEXinform comfort and DATEV Verlagsmedien comfort and provides references to sources. The product page says about 300,000 of roughly 600,000 documents are currently available to LEXchat. DATEV advises checking AI output for suitability, accuracy, and completeness and avoiding entry of sensitive personal or professionally protected data. Protected documents require DATEV SmartLogin or DATEV mIDentity/SmartCard. LEXinform comfort works online on smartphones and tablets as well as in the user's usual DATEV environment. A DATEV Basis-Angebot Zusatzmodul costs €14.80 a month; other listed product prices are not provided.