- Since 2017, businesses in Austria using a cash register must register it with the tax office
- Registration is required if annual sales exceed 15000 euros and more than 7500 euros is received in cash
- Each receipt must include a secure digital signature and a QR code
- To register online, businesses need a U-Signal, a special tax identification code
- Step 1: Get access to FinanzOnline, the Austrian tax portal
- Step 2: Obtain a Signature Creation Unit for digital signatures
- Step 3: Create a cash register web service user in FinanzOnline
- The cash register generates a Cash Register ID and User Key for registration
- Step 5: Print and check the initial receipt to ensure proper setup
- Step 6: Enable ongoing reporting, saving receipts in a secure data log for 7 years
Source: fiscal-requirements.com
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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