A Fiken alternative for small AS and sole proprietorships

One price, one system: 250 kr for every month you actually use it. No tiers, no modules, no lock-in. The Norwegian standard chart of accounts, VAT, payroll and year-end closing — and your tax return and annual accounts go to Altinn machine-to-machine once you have approved them. The whole app is available in English too.

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Not a prototype

Tax returns and annual accounts for 2025 have already been filed from Macct to the Norwegian Tax Administration and the Register of Company Accounts — by real companies, through the same production integration with Altinn that you get.

Filed Tax return 2025 With the business specification, built from the trial balance and sent to the Tax Administration from the company's own ledger.
Filed Annual accounts 2025 With notes, signed with BankID in Altinn and filed to the Register of Company Accounts. Same figures, same system, no detour.
Live Altinn system user VAT return, A-melding payroll report, tax cards and the shareholder register go the same way, machine-to-machine — after your approval, never before.

Everything you need, in one price

  • 250 kr per calendar month that you actually use the system — no lock-in, no automatic renewal.
  • The Norwegian standard chart of accounts (NS 4102) pre-filled with almost 300 accounts.
  • Vouchers, invoices, VAT, payroll and reports in one system.
  • Every report downloads as PDF or Excel — trial balance, income statement, balance sheet, general ledger and VAT return, with figures as real numbers so you can keep calculating.
  • Your own e-mail address for documents, which you can switch on yourself — forward the invoice, or give the address to your supplier, and it is waiting interpreted in your inbox. Nothing is posted until you say yes.
  • Submission to Altinn — tax returns with the business specification, and annual accounts, have already been filed from Macct to the Norwegian Tax Administration and the Register of Company Accounts by real companies. VAT returns, the A-melding payroll report, tax cards and the shareholder register go the same way, machine-to-machine via a system user in Altinn. Nothing is sent without your approval, and you can still export and file manually if you prefer.
  • English interface for foreign founders running a business in Norway.
  • EU/EEA storage with professional providers. GDPR. Daily backup.
  • AI features (account coding, help, OCR) send requests to external providers (Anthropic, Google) to generate suggestions and answers; the accounting data itself is stored in the EU/EEA.

Who is Macct for?

Macct is built for small businesses with simple needs. You are probably in the target group if you run:

  • A sole proprietorship (ENK) — tradesperson, therapist, photographer, consultant.
  • A small limited company (AS) — a shop, café, online store or consultancy with a handful of employees.
  • Freelance or consulting business — you invoice customers in Norway and abroad.
  • A foreign founder running a business in Norway who prefers to work in English.

How Macct is different

Fiken is a well-established product with a large ecosystem and broad functionality. Macct is built for the small end: everything you need to keep the books and file them with the authorities, at one flat price with no tiers to choose between. Specifically:

Area Macct
Price 250 kr/mo flat, only for the months you use it.
Lock-in No lock-in. No automatic renewal.
Norwegian accounting NS 4102, VAT returns, the A-melding payroll report in the Tax Administration's JSON format, and tax returns with the business specification filed via Altinn.
Multi-currency 11 foreign currencies alongside NOK. Daily rates from Norges Bank. Automatic exchange gain/loss.
English interface The whole app, help and email support in English.
Export of your own data Every report downloads as PDF or Excel. If you want EVERYTHING out, “Export everything” gives you one ZIP with SAF-T per year, a full database export and every document attachment. You own the data.
For accounting firms Dedicated firm feature: client overview with tasks and deadlines, roles, one-click client switching (new 2026).

The comparison is intended as a practical overview. You will find Fiken's current price and features at fiken.no.

When Fiken may be the better choice

We are honest about where Macct is not the right choice. Consider Fiken or another established system if:

  • You have an ongoing relationship with an accounting firm that uses Fiken.
  • You need a broad ecosystem of third-party integrations.
  • You run a larger company that falls outside the NRS 8 framework.
  • You must be able to document external security certification (ISO 27001 / SOC 2) to customers or auditors.

Switching from Fiken to Macct

SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax) is a legally mandated open format that every Norwegian accounting system supports. That means you can take your data with you whenever you want. Recommended procedure:

  1. Close the current financial year with your existing provider.
  2. Export SAF-T and a PDF of the annual accounts.
  3. Create an account with Macct and enter the opening balance for the new year.
  4. Continue bookkeeping in Macct.

The Bookkeeping Act requires five years' retention of accounting records, regardless of which system you use — so download and store the export before you cancel your old subscription.

Try Macct

30-day free trial. No card details, no lock-in. Download any report as PDF or Excel whenever you like, and “Export everything” hands you the complete ledger in a single ZIP with SAF-T — even if you decide to use another system.

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