Open cash box or electronic system: find the current obligations in Germany and the status of the government draft for 2028.
Keep three things separate: how you manage your register today, your existing equipment and open questions about the draft. This turns scattered information into a useful basis for a conversation.
Which documents arise from a sale, and where can you find them again? Start by describing your actual process. With an open cash box, the applicable record-keeping and retention duties remain; the type of register alone does not answer every compliance question.
Further readingList your registers, apps and locations. Add the provider and model, and reference the technical documents. This is a practical inventory: it shows what information is available and what you still want to ask about.
Further readingKeep questions about the government draft in a separate section. A proposed threshold or date does not replace checking the rules that apply today. Mark whether your annual figures are final or still based on estimates.
Further readingThree levels of decision-making for the planned cash-register obligation: current tasks, unresolved draft questions and technical preparation without a rushed purchase.
What is planned for 2028Current tasks
Preparing for 2028 does not postpone these tasks.
Future assessment
The definition of turnover, reference period and exemptions must match the final provision.
Technical decision
The draft alone proves neither a need to buy a new device nor a device's future suitability.
Use one location as an example for your next conversation. Gather the following details and mark missing information rather than estimating it.
Organise your register documentsWhich registers, apps and connected payment systems do you use at which locations?
Keep the provider, model, serial number, TSE documents, acquisition date and existing notifications together where you can find them.
Ask for a demonstration of receipt provision, cancellations and data export on your own register.
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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