Gesetzentwurf auf dem Weg: Kassenbon soll ab 2028 digital werden
Digitale Belege sollen bald Standard werden. Welche Regeln und Ausnahmen das Kabinett für die Kassenpflicht vorsieht.
Starting from 2028, shoppers are expected to receive more digital instead of printed cash register receipts. The Federal Cabinet has approved a draft law from the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), according to the ministry. This bill intends to replace paper receipts with digital ones altogether by 2028. "We are making paper receipts mandatory.
Digital receipts will become the norm," stated Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD). This change will reduce bureaucracy for citizens and businesses alike, according to the minister. The measure aims to combat tax evasion. Germany still frequently uses open cash registers where earnings are sometimes only recorded by hand or not at all.
"This can facilitate tax evasion," reported the BMF. The cash register obligation should limit misuse opportunities and increase the ability to uncover tax evasion. "I want the honest to be the smart ones," said Klingbeil. Companies with an annual turnover exceeding 100,000 euros will need to use electronic cash registers starting 2028.
Exceptions to the new cash register obligation are provided. Those making less than 12,000 euros in cash turnover per year will not need to use an electronic cash register. Other exceptions could include farmers' trust accounts or direct marketing in agricultural businesses.
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