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Become1Become1 — Tax-free employee benefits with become.1

become.1 is a cloud platform for tax-optimized employee benefits. Companies can centrally manage benefits, automate processes (e.g., payroll integration, card top-ups), and integrate with common HR systems. Employees can flexibly choose from a wide range of benefits via the app and the become.1 Card. The platform is GDPR-compliant, ISO/IEC 27001-certified, and operates servers exclusively in Germany and the EU.

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Use Case

become.1 is a central platform for managing, automating, and processing tax-advantaged employee benefits in Germany. It addresses common challenges such as high administrative overhead (Excel spreadsheets, manual payroll processing), lack of HR integration, tax uncertainty, and a poor user experience. Employers can allocate flexible budgets per employee or group, individually enable or restrict benefits, and run processes such as SEPA mandates, card top-ups, and data transfers automatically in the background. Employees select their preferred benefits themselves in the app, use digital vouchers or the become.1 Card immediately, and receive benefits such as meal allowances, mobility budgets, internet allowances, or childcare subsidies in a tax-compliant manner. Suitable for companies with <100 to >5,000 employees that want to improve talent acquisition, retention, and net pay effects.

Employers want to offer employees tax-free or tax-advantaged benefits in kind (e.g., €50 vouchers per month, meal allowances, mobility budgets, gifts for special occasions) without high administrative overhead or compliance risks. The become.1 platform centrally bundles these benefits, automates legally compliant implementation (e.g., ZAG criteria, exemption limits, documentation requirements), and integrates settlement into payroll accounting. Employees flexibly choose suitable benefits (e.g., vouchers from >100 partners) or use a non-cash benefit card (usable in compliance with regional regulations). This increases the employee’s take-home pay, while employers reduce non-wage labor costs and administrative overhead (non-cash benefits overview; perks; card).

Companies want to recognize their employees’ personal or professional milestones (e.g., birthdays, weddings, promotions, anniversaries, passing exams) in a legally compliant manner without increasing non-wage labor costs. With the become.1 platform, such gestures of appreciation up to €60 per occasion, as well as monthly non-cash benefits (e.g., vouchers up to €50), can be centrally planned, distributed, and documented. HR/Finance receive audit-proof records (occasion, date, recipient, value), automatic payroll/HR transfers, and avoid errors regarding tax-free limits and salary conversions. At the same time, companies boost motivation and retention through personalized, flexible recognition instead of across-the-board salary increases—with measurable net benefits and reduced administrative overhead.

Target Audience

Employers in Germany with 100 to over 5,000 employees; HR, compensation and benefits, and finance/payroll teams across all industries looking to implement or streamline tax-compliant benefits, reduce administrative burdens, strengthen employer branding, and increase net benefits for employees.

Supported Languages

deen

Data Residency

deeu

Target Segments

Large

Source URLs

  • https://become1.de/ueber-uns/
  • https://become1.de/preise/
  • https://become1.de
  • https://become1.de/?utm_source=openai
  • https://support.become1.de/benutzerverwaltung/?utm_source=openai
  • https://support.become1.de/goodies/?utm_source=openai
  • https://support.become1.de/kita/?utm_source=openai
  • https://become1.de/light/?utm_source=openai
  • https://become1.de/individuell/?utm_source=openai

employee_app

Self-service app (iOS/Android/Web) for selecting and managing benefits and digital vouchers (QR/barcode).

budget_controls

Individual or group-based budgets; services that can be enabled or disabled on a granular basis, including usage restrictions (e.g., mobility budget limited to public transportation).

process_automation

Automated background processes (SEPA mandates, card top-ups, data transfers).

User administrator

User Management (create/import employees/admins), group/cost center fields, resend invitations, status/break/scheduling functions.

packages

Packages for salary supplements (Light/Standard/Professional/Custom) and deferred compensation (Basic/Expert).

language_localization

Strong focus on German tax and social security law; content and processes optimized for Germany.