German compliance,
built-in and automated.
Say goodbye to audit anxiety: Circula is purpose-built to meet German regulatory requirements and ensure full tax compliance.
2,800+ companies automate their expense management with ● Circula
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Circula keeps youcompliant and secure
Built for German travelexpense regulations
Per diems, 3-month rule, BRKG, industry rates — Circula automates German travel expense compliance from start to finish.
Seamlessly integratedwith finance and payroll
Handle reimbursements flexibly through finance or payroll. Deep DATEV integrations enable seamless processes, complete transparency, and audit-ready compliance.
Scale internationallywith built-in compliance
Circula reliably supports international requirements and enables German companies to scale globally, backed by growing regulatory expertise in over 25 countries.
For automated andaudit-proof finance processes
GoBD certified travel
expense management
Circula’s AI reviews receipts instantly upon submission — extracting data, pre-filling required fields, and matching transactions automatically. It even flags incomplete or non-compliant receipts in real time.
The result? 92% less manual input, fewer errors, and less reconciliation — so you get clean data with a fraction of the effort.
Stay compliant
at all times
With Circula’s AI, 54% of all expenses are ready for export at the time of submission — no manual intervention from accounting required.
Our customers process more than €700 million through the platform each year, with over half of all expenses fully processed in under 48 hours.
Maximum security for your financial data
Circula operates an integrated management system (IMS) that meets the requirements of GDPR (DSMS) and ISO 27001 (ISMS).
Comprehensive technical and organizational measures ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of your data — and your employees’ data — at all times.
Why Circula?Here’s what our customers say
Reliable tax compliance
“Circula increases transparency, efficiency, and tax compliance in our global travel expense processes. As a tax compliance expert, I see this as a real added value and a clear step forward toward modern, audit-proof travel management.”
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Built for legal regulations
“Circula provides a software certificate and process documentation, clearly demonstrating that all legal requirements and relevant standards are met.”
Systematically secure. 100% compliant.Designed to handle every detail of
German compliance requirements.
Automated global
per diems
Per diems for any country are calculated automatically as per the latest BMF guidelines.
AI-based
receipt validation
Our AI-based OCR scanner extracts receipt data automatically and accurately – including compliance validation.
Expertise for complex travel expense scenarios
Whether addressing the midnight rule, the 3-month rule, or BRKG. Circula is designed to manage complexity by default.
Integrated into
your systems
Circula integrates perfectly into your IT landscape thanks to various interfaces and export formats – for maximum automation.
Smooth, compliant payroll
Whether tax-free or taxable: Circula classifies each per diem correctly and automatically transfers it to your payroll accounting.
Document Management System
Automate the audit-proof storage and archiving of your invoices in accordance with legal requirements.
Customisable
processes
Flexibly customise individual travel policies, approval processes or card budgets to suit your company.
Less checking,
more knowing
Duplicates, policy violations, missing data — our AI detects compliance risks before they become a problem.
For all
your entities
Circula can be used both in Germany and internationally, so that you can keep track of your expenses wherever your company is located.
Start automating your expenses today.
Automate manual, repetitive tasks your team doesn’t have time for, while ensuring every submission is accurate, compliant, and audit-ready.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, it is possible, but Circula is not fully usable for employees outside Germany. In this case, please speak to our Account Executive about possible ways to handle this.
Circula enables the calculation of per diems according to the rules of the BRKG. Please book your free consultation here.
Yes, Circula's expense management product (Reisekosten-Erfassungs-Software) is compliant to GoBD and certified as compliant software by Eger, Färber & Kollegen Wirtschaftsprüfungs und Beratungs GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft according to IDW PS 880.
You can view our certificate here.