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.
Everything you need, in one price
- NOK 250 per month — no lock-in, cancel anytime.
- The Norwegian standard chart of accounts (NS 4102) pre-filled with more than 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 — unless you switch on automatic posting in Settings yourself.
- 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. The shareholder register statement has been filed the same way, via a system user in Altinn, and tax deduction cards are fetched machine-to-machine; the A-melding and the VAT return are sent from Macct after your approval, when the company is connected to 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. Cancel anytime. |
| 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:
- Export SAF-T from Fiken, one file per financial year (oldest first), and keep Fiken's complete export with the attachments.
- Create an account with Macct and go to SAF-T import. Macct reads the chart of accounts, customers, suppliers and vouchers, and suggests which Macct accounts your accounts should map to.
- Run a trial import first — it changes nothing — and compare the trial balance with Fiken before you import for real.
- 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.