Practical knowledge starts with a clear understanding. Our initial focus: current cash register rules and proposed changes for businesses in Germany.
Documents alone do not establish who can help with a follow-up question. Connect your actual process with clear filing and accessible contacts.
Use a recurring transaction, such as a sale or cancellation, as a discussion example. Who performs it, which documents result and where are they found again? This description helps identify unclear processes without inventing an additional statutory duty.
Further readingFile related technical documents and existing notifications where they can be found. An organised inventory saves searching when questions arise. Which recording and retention requirements apply to your business still needs professional assessment based on its specific activities and systems.
Further readingSeparate a technical fault from a question about tax application. The register provider explains the system; discuss individual tax questions with your tax adviser. Also note who will follow up so an open question does not get lost between responsibilities.
Further readingExplain a possible cash-register change internally without presenting drafts as current law. Discussion points for management and staff.
What is planned for 2028Current process
The debate about 2028 does not suspend these existing processes.
Planned changes
It should not announce a possible switch as an already settled personal obligation.
Open questions
Technical questions go to the provider; individual tax assessments belong with a qualified adviser.
Go through a typical process together. For each unresolved point, note what information is missing and who can provide it or assess it professionally.
Organise register processesDocument how card payments, cash payments and any delivery platforms enter the records.
Ask for a demonstration of receipt provision, cancellations and data export on your own register.
Keep TSE documents, existing register notifications and data exports where they can be found.
Table, counter & on the go.
Food-service guideProducts, receipts & branches.
Retail guideServices & products.
Salon guideYour sector is not listed? Start with the general Cash Register Check.
No general obligation to use an electronic register.
Record-keeping remains necessary.Government draftProposed changesNot yet law.
The draft alone does not create a purchase deadline today.The plans for 2028 do not create a blanket obligation to buy a register today. What matters is the rules already in force, your business processes and whether your existing register is suitable. Our check helps you separate these questions.
On 23 September 2026, the Federal Cabinet approved a government draft. This is a step in the legislative process, not yet an enacted law. Changes remain possible.
Yes. You receive guidance directly on the page. Your answers stay in your browser during the check. They are not copied into a contact form.
No. The check provides guidance on selected cash-register rules based on your answers. For special cases or unclear information, it shows which questions to discuss with your tax adviser.
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