Certified Cash Registers to be Introduced as of 2016

Law allows for few exceptions

Merchants will have to use electronic devices that are linked to the Financial Administration (FURS). Foto: BoBo

The government today passed a bill that will require cash-based businesses to introduce certified online cash registers. The law comes into effect on January 2, 2016.

Before a business can print a receipt, the receipt will have to be verified with the Slovenian Financial Administration (FURS). The process will require an internet connection in order to function, Finance Ministry State Secretary Mateja Vraničar said after today’s government session.

The law will take effect on January 2, 2016. It envisages a two-year transition period during which businesses will be allowed to issue carbon-copy receipts, which will then have to be verified with the Financial Administration within 10 days.

Mandatory Internet Connection
All providers of goods and services will have to use certified cash registers. The devices will send data directly to the Financial Administration. The aim is to curb tax evasion.

For the system to perform as intended, merchants will have to use a web-enabled electronic device with a working internet connection, e.g. a PC, tablet or smartphone. The devices will be linked to FURS’s system in order to receive a signed digital certificate.

Very Few Exceptions
Very few exceptions to these requirements will be granted. If the merchant’s or FURS’s internet connection is down, the merchant will have to issue carbon-copy receipts and forward them to FURS within two days.

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translated by D. V.