Activation of the Online Service for Linking POS Devices and Cash Registers

• New service activated (5 March 2026): The Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) has activated the online service that allows the logical (non‑physical) connection between cash registers (RT) and POS devices, as required by the 2025 Budget Law for transactions carried out from 1 January 2026. [agenziaent…ate.gov.it]
• Operational rules clarified: The Agency has published Guidelines, technical annexes and FAQs explaining how to perform the linkage, manage multiple POS/RT configurations, deadlines, and cases of exemption. [agenziaent…ate.gov.it]
• Scope of the obligation confirmed: Reply No. 44/2026 clarifies that the obligation applies only to activities required to issue a commercial receipt, excluding activities subject to the entertainment tax regime and other exempt operations. [fiscooggi.it]

More detailed overview

On 5 March 2026, the Agenzia delle Entrate officially activated the new web service for connecting POS devices with cash registers (registratori telematici – RT). This measure implements the obligation introduced by the 2025 Italian Budget Law, aimed at strengthening the traceability and consistency between electronic payments and reported daily takings. The connection is purely logical, meaning no physical or hardware integration is required; the association is performed through the Agency’s online portal “Fatture e Corrispettivi”. [agenziaent…ate.gov.it]

The service allows taxpayers (or their authorised intermediaries) to associate each RT with one or more POS devices, based on the data already transmitted to the Tax Authority by payment service providers (acquirers). For POS devices already in use as of 1 January 2026, the first communication must be completed within 45 days from activation of the service, i.e. by 20 April 2026. For newly activated POS devices, the linkage must be performed between the 6th day and the last day of the second month following activation. [agenziaent…ate.gov.it]

To support taxpayers, the Agency has published a comprehensive set of Guidelines, annexes and FAQs. These documents detail the step‑by‑step procedure, accepted configurations (one‑to‑one, one‑to‑many, many‑to‑one), treatment of virtual/SoftPOS solutions, and exclusions from the obligation (e.g. vending machines, fuel sales, electric vehicle charging, and activities fully exempt from receipt issuance). [agenziaent…ate.gov.it]

Finally, Reply No. 44/2026 provides important interpretative clarification for complex or mixed activities. In particular, the Agency confirms that the POS‑RT linkage obligation applies only to activities for which a commercial receipt must be issued, and does not extend to activities subject to the entertainment tax (such as bowling or amusement machines) or other operations exempt from fiscal certification. This reply is especially relevant for businesses operating multiple activities under different tax regimes. [fiscooggi.it]

Official documents (Italian only)

• The full text of the press release on activation of the new service to connect cash registers and POS devices can be read here:
  Agenzia delle Entrate – Press release, 5 March 2026
• The full text of Guidelines, Annexes and FAQs can be read here:
  Agenzia delle Entrate – Collegamento POS‑RT (Guidelines, Annexes, FAQs)
• The full text of Reply No. 44/2026 can be read here:
  Agenzia delle Entrate – Reply No. 44/2026