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FRANCE: Have you heard about e-reporting and/or e-invoicing?

If you have any business need to follow what’s going on in the fiscalization and/or invoicing field in France, there is a huge chance you have heard that French authorities ...
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DENMARK: Fiscalization from 2024!

Starting from January 1st 2024, there will be a new fiscalization requirement, for some businesses, in Denmark, to use digital cash registers for their sales registration. These new rules regarding ...
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SERBIA: Tip as a new item on fiscal receipts

Although tipping has always been part of the dining culture in Serbia, it has never been officially regulated. However, tip could possibly be found as an item on the fiscal ...
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TicketBAI

SPAIN: What is considered by TicketBAI guarantor software in the Basque Country?

The TicketBAI guarantor software is a POS program compliant with extensive legal and technical requirements defined by the authorities of three provinces in Basque Country – Alava, Gipuzkoa and Biscay.  ...
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GREECE: No more manual recording of card payments in Greece

Greek fiscalization has been quite dynamic in the last couple of years. This dynamic is achieved through introduction of new technical rules imposed on fiscal devices, new requirements regarding communication ...
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Authorities in Québec are preparing the environment for implementing a new technological solution which will affect the cash registers (SRS) used in the restaurant sector.

QUÉBEC: New cash registers system (SRS) awaits restaurateurs?

Talking about fiscalization and the existence of the corresponding rules usually refers to the country-level regulations. However, there is currently a handful of countries which opted for imposing fiscalization obligations ...
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FRANCE: What to expect in case of a fiscalization audit in France?

French fiscalization system is one of the examples of implementing strict rules on the POS. Being complaint is demanding in every country, but in France, it rises to a higher ...
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CROATIA: Fiscalization 2.0

After finally introducing euro as the official currency in January 2023, Croatia is already on to a new project. Fiscalization 2.0 is a new project of the Ministry of Finance ...
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SINGAPORE: Lemon Law

The Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act or CPFTA took effect on 1 March 2004. Since then, Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) has worked closely with the Ministry of Trade and ...
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Implementation of Plastic tax across EU

Across Europe, based on EU legislation (European Union Single-Use Plastic Directive 2019/904), countries are gradually introducing and implementing the so-called Plastic tax, which should mainly be in practice from 2023. ...
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Single Purpose vs. Multipurpose Vouchers

With the introduction of the EU Voucher Directive back in 2019, a clear distinction between single purpose (SPV) and multipurpose vouchers (MPV) was made. Both have different legal and sales ...
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In general, Ireland is a non-fiscal country, but there are specific rules dedicated to the topic of cash register storage system requirements and records keeping.

Ireland: Records Keeping Obligation

In general, Ireland is a non-fiscal country, but there are specific rules dedicated to the records keeping obligation. The statutory obligations to keep records for tax purposes are set out ...
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Spain: One step closer to mandatory B2B e-invoicing

Starting from 2015, Spain has introduced mandatory e-invoicing in B2G sector. Now, the plan is to extend this obligation to the B2B sector in the near future as well. In ...
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CROATIA: Ready to join Eurozone in 2023

Almost nine years after becoming a member of the European Union, Croatia is now stepping into the final phase of joining to Eurozone and changing its national currency from kuna ...
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LITHUANIA: Can I provide an electronic receipt to the customer?

Electronic submission of fiscal receipts (ereceipt) is allowed in Lithuania for several years now. The Order on the rules for the use of cash devices and direct communication network terminals ...
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One of the first European countries to introduce the security element, or the signature device as the core of the country’s fiscalization concept was Austria.

AUSTIRA: Signature Device Based Fiscalization

One of the first European countries to introduce the security element, or the signature device as the core of the country’s fiscalization concept was Austria. Germany followed with a very ...
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SERBIA: eFiscalization Main Novelties

2022 is the year of the beginning of the new (eFiscalization) online fiscalization law in Serbia, defined in the main documents containing the main novelties as presented below. Hardware system ...
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ALBANIA: Fiscalization implementation schedule and penalties

New online fiscalization system is live in Albania according to the following schedule: January 1st, 2021, for B2G transactions July 1st, 2021, for B2B transactions September 1st, 2021, for B2C ...
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GREECE: Can the QR code be omitted on receipts?

In Greece, one of the newer requirements for fiscal receipts is the creation of the QR code. The details of the QR code are defined in Article 3 of Α.1024 ...
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OFD Fiscalization Russia

RUSSIA: What does OFD stand for?

Practically, OFD are service providers established to be one of the points in the line of communication of fiscal data from cash registers to the tax authorities. They are licensed ...
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ATCUD

PORTUGAL: How to register series and get validation code for ATCUD?

Tax Authority in Portugal published manuals for registration of document series and obtaining validation code for ATCUD. Integration Manual is divided into two documents:  Document Series Communication Software Integration Manual ...
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SERBIA: End of the manual return era!

In Serbia the first fiscalization regulation - Law on fiscal cash registers 135/2004 was implemented in 2004. In Article 19 it was foreseen that errors in recording turnover can be ...
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POLAND: Take the receipt campaign

The Ministry of Finance analyzes the mechanisms occurring in the shadow economy and takes note of signs of fraud. One of the most common reasons for tax evasion is the ...
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GERMANY: QR Code can be used to shorten the receipt!

On June 25th amendments to the Kassensichverordnung were approved allowing the receipt to be shortened by using of QR Code. In that way costs and resources can be saved. Section ...
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GREECE: New deadlines and the last minute postponements!

In a Press Release of Ministry of Finance, the following postponements were published:  1. Transfer of receipts to the myDATA platform From 1.10.2021 they must send their income documents, which ...
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Germany: Uniform standard for electronic receipts

Now when the deadline to start using Technical Security Devices (TSE) on cash registers, obligation which is defined by the Law on protection against manipulation of basic digital basic records, ...
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Montenegro: New fiscalization model definitely live soon!

According to the postponement published at the end of 2020. of the obligatory start of implementation of the new fiscalization law “Law on fiscalization on turnover of goods and services” ...
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GENERAL: Why is monitoring of fiscalization news important?

European Union legislation defines many topics on a general level with the intention to unify various aspects of living and doing business across Member countries. Let us see whether it ...
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The obligation to prepare cash registers  for the new electronic route for sending the data has been extended to 1 October 2021.

ITALY: More time to adapt cash registers!

The obligation to prepare cash registers  for the new electronic route for sending the data of the daily payments (version 7.0) has been extended to 1 October 2021. This is ...
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GREECE: QR Code and additional time for upgrading cash registers!

Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) in the Press Release from March 26th 2021. has published, among others, the information about postponement of the deadline for the withdrawal and upgrade of ...
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SPAIN: What is TicketBAI and who is affected?

In accordance with the European fiscalization trend, Spanish cash register regulation (TicketBAI) is moving towards real-time reporting of transactions. The first step is the introduction of the TicketBAI system in ...
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PORTUGAL: What is Unique Document Code (ATCUD)?

The new requirements (ATCUD and QR Code) directly affecting the functionalities of the POS application in Portugal, the layout of receipts and the data of transactions to be communicated to ...
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ATCUD

GREECE: MyData – When, what, how?

Although the start of obligation of transmitting all of the data required for the fulfilment of myDATA obligation has been postponed several times, on March 13th, 2021 the latest postponement ...
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ITALY: Receipt Lottery – All you need to know!

In the joint provision of the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the Revenue Agency from January 30, 2021, the rules are established for the receipt lottery. From February 1st, purchases ...
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2020 Year-in-Review

As we're now into the final days of the turbulent year 2020, we put together an annual review of some of the major changes in fiscal laws and regulations, as ...
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GERMANY: BMF issued a letter in regard to returning to pre-pandemic VAT rates

The temporary VAT rate reductions due to Covid-19 will end on December 31th 2020. The Federal Ministry of Finance explains in the letter, dated November 4th 2020, the details of ...
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The Czech Republic EET Postponed fiscalization fiscalisation

THE CZECH REPUBLIC: Electronic recording of sales additionally postponed

After being suspended until the end of 2020, electronic recording of sales (EET) is postponed again, until 2023, as a part of the relief package for entrepreneurs to help overcome ...
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PORTUGAL: ATCUD and QR Code Postponed?

In August, Ordinance No. 195/2020 which regulates the requirements for the creation of the two-dimensional bar code (QR code) and the unique document code (ATCUD), referred to in paragraph 3 ...
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Norwegian Government has introduced several emergency measures earlier this year. The services previously subjected to the reduced VAT rate of 12% were temporarily reduced to 6% f

NORWAY: Reduced VAT rate for tourism will be applicable until the end of 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Norwegian Government has introduced several emergency measures earlier this year. The services previously subjected to the reduced VAT rate of 12% were temporarily reduced ...
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Norwegian Government has introduced several emergency measures earlier this year. The services previously subjected to the reduced VAT rate of 12% were temporarily reduced to 6% f

POLAND: New SAF-T File from October 1st 2020 for all VAT payers

In Poland, the obligation to submit the new SAF-T (JPK_VAT) files, together with a VAT declaration, will start on the 1st of October 2020 for all VAT payers. JPK files, ...
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PORTUGAL: QR code and Unique document code regulation

Decree-Law no. 28/2019 determines Portuguese requirements, for invoices and other fiscally relevant documents, that there must be a two-dimensional bar code (QR code) and a single document code (ATCUD), under the ...
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FRANCE: What payment media are retailers obliged to accept?

Is it allowed to decline cash payment? According to the Ministry of Finance, the answer is quite clear. As a professional, you are obligated to accept such payment according to ...
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Belgium approved a temporary VAT rate reduction from 21% to 6% for the HoReCa sector until the 31st of December, 2020.

BELGIUM: VAT reduction and adaption of cash registers

Belgium approved a temporary VAT rate reduction from 21% to 6% for the HoReCa sector until the 31st of December, 2020. This means that, as of the reopening of the ...
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GERMANY: KassenSichV (TSE) deadline postponed!

Even though the German Federal Ministry of Finance confirmed that there would be no additional extension of the deadline for tamper-evident technical security systems (TSE) implementation, it was announced on ...
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The Czech Republic EET Postponed

THE CZECH REPUBLIC: EET postponed until end of 2020

In the Czech Republic, both entities that fell into the first two categories, such as wholesale, retail, catering and accommodation, and entities which were originally supposed to start recording on ...
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Norwegian Government has introduced several emergency measures earlier this year. The services previously subjected to the reduced VAT rate of 12% were temporarily reduced to 6% f

GERMANY: VAT rate changes

In order to boost the economy after the corona pandemic, Germany has put together an economic package worth billions.  One of the key points of the package is a six-month ...
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Six-month reduction in VAT. Standard VAT rate is to be reduced from 19% to 16%. Reduced rate is to be reduced from 7% to 5%

POLAND: Online cash register obligation postponed

The gastronomy, hotel, and coal sales industries in Poland will not have to install online cash registers on July 1st this year. Due to the pandemic, this deadline will be ...
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The obligation to prepare cash registers  for the new electronic route for sending the data has been extended to 1 October 2021.

GERMANY: KassenSichV (TSE) deadline postponement because of COVID-19?

According to the current legal situation, cash registers in Germany must be equipped with a TSE from October 1, 2020. So far, nothing has changed with the Corona crisis. This ...
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According to government, spending limit on contactless card payments in France is to rise from € 30 to € 50 starting from May 11th 2020.

FRANCE: Contactless limit increases to € 50

With the implementation of barrier measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, contactless payment has boomed. The spending limit on contactless card payments is to rise from € 30 ...
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AUSTRIA: Cash register reporting obligation during temporary closure due to COVID-19

Due to the current developments in Austria, we would like to point out that in the event of a temporary cessation of operations (e.g. temporary closure due to measures to ...
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In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, government of Portugal established temporary measures to encourage the acceptance of card-based payments.

PORTUGAL: Promotion of card-based payments during COVID-19 pandemic

Decree-Law no. 10-H / 2020 published on 26th March 2020 establishes exceptional and temporary measures to encourage the acceptance of card-based payments in Portugal, due to COVID-19 pandemic.  In order ...
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SERBIA: Defiscalization of fiscal cash registers during temporary closure due to a state of emergency

SERBIA: Defiscalization of fiscal cash registers during temporary closure due to a state of emergency

In accordance with the Government's decision, taxpayers who temporarily close their retail stores should not defiscalize fiscal cash registers, unless they have reported temporary closure in the Business Registers Agency. ...
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ITALY: Lottery portal is now live

The National Revenue Agency issued a press release on March 6th 2020, in regards to the receipt lottery portal.   We remind you that from the 1st of July 2020, ...
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Norwegian Government has introduced several emergency measures earlier this year. The services previously subjected to the reduced VAT rate of 12% were temporarily reduced to 6% f

POLAND: New VAT rates applicable from April 1st 2020.

New VAT rate values in Poland will start to apply from April 1st, 2020. The government has provided a list of goods for which the VAT rate will change. Reduction ...
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THE CZECH REPUBLIC: Validity Of The Certificates

The Tax Administration of The Czech Republic issued a warning for taxpayers who have generated a cash register certificate for electronic sales records three years ago to check its validity. ...
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CROATIA: QR Code as a Mandatory Element on Fiscal Receipt

Fiscal law has been applied in the Republic of Croatia since January 1st 2013. Fiscal law encourages citizens to participate in tax control by checking fiscal receipt via web app. ...
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QR Code as a Mandatory Element on Fiscal Receipt

ITALY: Receipt Lottery – Essentials

After months of uncertainties the Inland Revenue has provided the first instruction for receipt lottery which starting  from the 1st of July 2020 aims to fight the tax evasion.  The ...
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GERMANY: TSE Certification Process and Certified Solutions

Starting January 1st cash registers in Germany must be equipped with a technical security device. Technical security device - TSE is made up of three components: a security module, a ...
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What is meant by electronic receipt? Electronic receipt represents obligation for taxpayers to store and transmit daily fees electronically.

ITALY: Electronic Receipts

What is meant by electronic receipt? Electronic receipt represents obligation for taxpayers to store and transmit daily fees electronically. Since July 1st 2019 it has been mandatory for merchants with ...
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The Czech Republic EET Postponed

Bulgaria: Be Compliant and Don’t Miss Important Dates

After being postponed for several times, the deadline for aligning the activity of traders using sales management software (СУПТО/SUPTO) with the requirements of Regulation H-18 will not be extended. This ...
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For quite some time, there have been talks about the introduction of cash registers operating in the form of software.

Poland: Cash Registers in Form of Software

For quite some time, there have been talks about the introduction of cash registers (CR) operating in the form of software. Such cash registers, like online devices in hardware form, ...
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