- Belgium’s tax authority has set key deadlines for hospitality businesses to upgrade to certified fiscal cash register systems (GKS 2.0).
- The tolerance period for compliance ends on 31 March 2026, with stricter enforcement starting in April 2026 and a final transition window extending into June 2026 for first-time installations.
- The requirement mainly affects restaurants, cafés, and catering businesses above a certain turnover, who must use certified POS systems with Fiscal Data Module (FDM 2.0).
- The upgrade rollout is phased, with businesses using older systems (especially pre-2018) required to upgrade first, and staggered deadlines through 2026 to 2028.
- The transition aims to minimize disruption and address hardware supply issues, but from April 2026, compliance will be strictly enforced.
Source: fiscal-requirements.com
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