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State-licensed debt collection institute § 118 GewO 1994 · GISA 32140156
Licensed in Austria · Registered in Germany

How debt collection works: handover, handling and settlement

Submit a due, undisputed claim with evidence of payment default. After acceptance, incaseof.law handles the case out of court. Court action, required representation and additional costs are clarified separately. Received payments are settled under the agreed terms.

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For freelancers, SMEs, property managers, trades and law firms.

State-licensed debt collection institute

Who handles each step?

Before handover, check when payment is due, performance, objections, the balance and evidence of default. After acceptance, incaseof.law handles out-of-court collection. Report new objections, direct payments and data changes promptly in the portal. For court action, agree responsibilities, representation, deadlines and additional costs separately.

Distinguish Austria and Germany

An Austrian payment-order claim may be suitable for an eligible monetary claim. In Germany, the corresponding route begins with a Mahnbescheid. Jurisdiction, service, objections and enforcement follow the applicable procedure. Our office in Vienna does not determine which court is responsible for your claim.

Your records remain the basis

Invoice, contract, performance records, delivery evidence, correspondence and payments need to agree. Use the claim-preparation guidance to reconcile the file. For larger volumes, see API handover and status integration. Collection stages and case status are delivered by webhook; payment information is available through the API.

Basis: terms: acceptance, cooperation, costs and settlement; Austrian payment-order procedure; German payment-order procedure. As of 23 September 2026.

Our partnerships

Freelancers, SMEs, property managers, trades and law firms hand over their outstanding claims to us.

We support our partners in debt collection, from single outstanding invoices through to direct integrations into existing systems via API.

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4.9 out of 5

And many more. See all partners and references

  • fiskaly
  • Valutico
  • Refurbed
  • INNIO
  • konfetti
  • Samariterbund

In short

How does debt collection work in Austria?

Submit a due, undisputed claim with evidence of payment default. After acceptance, incaseof.law handles the case out of court. Court action, required representation and additional costs are clarified separately. Received payments are settled under the agreed terms.

Basis: acceptance, cooperation and settlement under the terms.

How it works

From the outstanding invoice to the payout

You hand over your outstanding invoice, incaseof.law takes care of the rest as a licensed debt collection institute. You can submit a claim online at any time and get started within a few minutes.

1

Hand over the claim

Prepare the invoice, contract, evidence of performance, default and current balance. A technical receipt does not itself mean acceptance.

In about 3 minutes
2

We take over

After acceptance, we handle the instruction out of court. Objections, new information and further measures are assessed for the particular case.

Checked in seconds Escalated firmly
3

Payout to your account

Payments are settled under the terms. Report direct payments and changes promptly in the portal; a closed case does not necessarily mean full payment.

Paid out in full

Recovery stage by stage

If payment remains outstanding: assess the next step

Submit a due, undisputed claim with evidence of payment default. After acceptance, incaseof.law handles the case out of court. Court action, required representation and additional costs are clarified separately. Received payments are settled under the agreed terms.

  • Out of court: payment request by incaseof.law; a lawyer’s instruction is agreed separately.
  • Court route: establish eligibility, jurisdiction, representation and costs in advance.
  • Enforcement: requires a suitable title and further action. Actual recovery remains uncertain.

How much capital outstanding claims tie up is shown by the incaseof.law study on tied-up capital (2026, analysis of 149,916 companies). A customer not responding at all? Here is what to do when a customer is not paying, and how to proceed with an unpaid invoice.

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Illustrative example. Aggregated network data, as of 2026.

Understand costs and payouts

No success commission is charged on recovered principal. Interest and collection costs are assigned to incaseof.law under the terms. Court, legal and transmission costs, and cost consequences of breaches of duties, need separate consideration. Payment allocation can affect payouts when a customer pays only part of the balance.

Partial payments and settlement · Pricing overview · Terms

Before you start

The three questions we hear most often before a claim is submitted.

What does it cost me?

No success commission is charged on recovered principal. Interest and collection costs are assigned to incaseof.law under the terms. Court, legal and transmission costs, and cost consequences of breaches of duties, need separate consideration. Payment allocation can affect payouts when a customer pays only part of the balance.

Do I have to sign a contract?

Engagement is subject to the terms; no minimum volume is required. You hand over a single claim whenever you want.

Is it worth it for small amounts?

Yes. Because the effort for you is minimal, you can also submit single and smaller claims, business or private.

What our clients say

From conflicting goals to seamless cooperation.

After seeing the incaseof.law demo, I immediately cancelled the contract with our previous debt collection provider. We resolved our first two five figure claims within days. We then connected directly to incaseof.law via REST API.
Founder and CEOLomnido GmbH
4.9out of 5

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Client rating on Google

I am incredibly grateful to InCase of Law. The whole process was extremely simple and worked with no direct communication effort at all. I only uploaded my invoice, and within the first hour the first reminder had already gone out. What had cost me over a month of frustration, chasing and unanswered messages was resolved by InCase of Law within a day: my entire principal claim was paid the very next day. I can recommend the service without reservation and will definitely use it again for future outstanding claims. Many thanks for the fast and professional support!
Nicolette Nikelsom07/2026
From the very first conversation I felt I was in very good hands at incaseof.law. Everything was explained clearly, my questions were answered immediately and the outcome was beyond my expectations. Many thanks for the great support!
Mario Eichhorn10/2025
Working with Dr. Kindler is going excellently. Communication is first rate and my questions were answered reliably and in detail. Highly recommended!
Florian K12/2025
Very trustworthy partners who are a pleasure to work with. Absolutely recommended!
Bernd Pichler11/2025
Very happy and excellent support!
Reinhard Wachmann03/2026

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Frequently asked questions

Everything about the process.

From the first step to the payout. Cannot find your question? We answer personally.

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Submit a due, undisputed claim with evidence of payment default. After acceptance, incaseof.law handles the case out of court. Court action, required representation and additional costs are clarified separately. Received payments are settled under the agreed terms.
Prepare the invoice, contract, evidence of performance, default and current balance. A technical receipt does not itself mean acceptance.
The processing status of your cases. Case status, payments received and payouts are separate facts. Report new objections and direct payments through the designated channels.
Court steps, representation and costs are clarified separately. The terms describe software assistance and express approval before instructing partner lawyers.
This depends on evidence, objections, service, ability to pay and the procedure required. No specific duration or successful recovery is promised.
No success commission is charged on recovered principal. Interest and collection costs are assigned to incaseof.law under the terms. Court, legal and transmission costs, and cost consequences of breaches of duties, need separate consideration. Payment allocation can affect payouts when a customer pays only part of the balance.

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