Deduce: AI receipt OCR for Odoo that recovers the VAT you're losing
A till receipt without your VAT number can't be used to reclaim the VAT. Deduce reads it with AI the moment you snap it, warns you when to ask for a full invoice, and posts the expense in Odoo. You just take the photo and review.
One-off payment · OPL-1 licence · full source code · invoice · automatic delivery of the module for your Odoo version.
Odoo 17 · 18 · 19 · 100% Community · no external service
Everything it does
Less manual typing, more VAT recovered. Deduce reads the document, applies your country's tax rule and posts it in Odoo.
Stop losing the VAT on receipts
A simplified till receipt without your VAT number can't be used to reclaim the input VAT. Deduce flags it with a traffic light at capture time and tells you exactly what to do: ask for a full invoice with your VAT number before you leave the shop.
Zero typing: the AI reads, you review
Snap a photo, upload a PDF or forward the receipt by email. The AI fills in the vendor, VAT number, date, net amount, tax and total. You just review and confirm - no keying in numbers by hand.
Your own AI, or keyless, on your server
Plug in your free Groq key for the best accuracy, or use the keyless local OCR (Tesseract), which sends nothing outside your server. If the AI ever fails, a local parser still extracts the data, so a capture never gets stuck.
Vendor bill or employee expense
Every capture is posted straight into Odoo as a vendor bill or as an employee expense (reimbursable or company card), with the tax already matched and ready to reconcile.
10 countries, each with its own VAT rules
Real VAT-number validators for each country and their EU equivalents (with check digits), plus deductibility rules specific to each: Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Ireland and Luxembourg.
A cockpit built for accountants
A multi-client cockpit: recoverable VAT at risk, review queue, validated-not-posted, duplicates, a quarterly VAT preparation view and bulk actions. Verify the quarter to file clean and close the month earlier.
How it works
Snap the receipt, the AI reads it, Deduce tells you whether you can reclaim the VAT, and you post it. One real capture, end to end.
Capture the receipt
Photo, PDF or email. The AI pulls out the vendor, VAT number, date, net and tax in seconds.
Read the verdict
Deduce tells you whether the VAT is deductible in your country and, if it isn't, to ask for a full invoice with your VAT number. (In Germany and Austria, small-amount receipts up to 250/400 EUR are already deductible.)
Post it in Odoo
One click posts it as a vendor bill or an employee expense, ready for your VAT return.
See it from the inside
One price. No subscription.
A one-off payment of 39 EUR. Full source code included, no monthly fees, no per-document charges, no external service to pay for. Works on Odoo 17, 18 and 19, 100% Community. OPL-1 licence and invoice.
Requirements and honest notes
- Runs on Odoo 17, 18 and 19, 100% Community. No Enterprise required.
- No mandatory external server and no key needed: with local OCR (Tesseract) nothing leaves your Odoo. The free Groq key is optional and improves accuracy.
- Multi-company isolation.
- It does not replace Odoo's tax report: it verifies the quarter so you file without errors. The final tax decision always rests with the taxpayer or their advisor.
Frequently asked questions
Why do I lose the VAT on a receipt?
A simplified receipt (the ordinary till receipt) without your VAT number does not let you deduct the input VAT. If you don't ask for a full invoice, you can't reclaim it. Deduce warns you at capture time so you request it in time. Note: in Germany and Austria, small-amount receipts (Kleinbetragsrechnung, up to 250/400 EUR) are already deductible.
Is Deduce a receipt OCR app for Odoo?
Yes. Deduce is an AI receipt and invoice OCR for Odoo. You snap a photo, upload a PDF or forward an email, and the AI fills in the vendor, VAT number, date, net, tax and total. You just review and confirm - no manual typing.
Does it work with Odoo Community?
Yes. Deduce runs on 100% Odoo Community - no Enterprise licence required - on Odoo 17.0, 18.0 and 19.0. It also works on Enterprise if you happen to run it.
Do I need an AI key or a paid external service?
No. You can use the keyless local OCR (Tesseract), which sends nothing outside your server. For higher accuracy you can connect your own free Groq key. Any error always falls back to the local parser, so a capture never gets stuck.
I'm an accountant - does it handle several clients?
Yes. Deduce includes a multi-client cockpit: recoverable VAT at risk, review queue, validated-not-posted, duplicates, a quarterly VAT preparation view and bulk actions. It does not replace Odoo's tax report: it verifies the quarter so you file clean and close the month earlier.
Which Odoo versions does it support?
Odoo 17.0, 18.0 and 19.0, all on Community edition. After purchase you receive the module packaged for your version, with full source code, an OPL-1 licence and an invoice.