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Fiscal Cash Registers & Fiscal Laws

Occasionally, governments enforce fiscal laws that require all tax payers who generate sales from goods and services to record and use only approved fiscal cash registers or devices.

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Why Fiscal Cash Registers and Security Solutions?

Countries implement such laws to make tax collection more efficient and manageable. As a result, taxpayers are obligated to submit a receipt for their sales revenue. The law may also require all manufacturers to include security features in their cash register software or the integration of fiscal security solutions.

With increasing digitalization and the move away from paper-based bookkeeping to digital systems, it became easy to secretly manipulate data. It is estimated that in the EU alone hundreds of billions in tax revenues are lost to the tax authorities every year through VAT fraud.

Today, there are numerous manipulation options:

The use of service functions to reset data and counters
The use of report generators to suppress relevant information
The misuse of training functions
Changing data after it has been exported to PC
Directly changing data in the cash register memory

For this reason, more and more countries worldwide are introducing fiscal cash registers and security solutions. These will allow tax authorities to crack down on fraud effecting tax-relevant transactions.

Technical Solutions for Fiscal Systems

The following section will provide a short overview of the fundamental technical approaches to fiscal security solutions. These will service the need of tax authorities in many countries.

Fiscal Storage

Cryptographic Systems

Online Verification

Fiscal cash registers are the the first security solution. They have been available for a very long time. The solution physically protects the data memory from access. The actual fiscal storage is firmly connected to the housing and is sealed with epoxy resin. To make this kind of system secure, the entire cash register must be sealed and the hardware and software certified by the government.
Depending on the requirements, the technical specifications of the fiscal storages differ, but generally they have the following in common:

special memory module for recording all tax-relevant data
optional memory for recording the entire electronic journal
mechanical sealing of the casing
limited functionality of the cash register software
certification of the entire system required

Implemented by QUORiON:

Fiscal cash registers (e.g. Panama, Venezuela, Argentina)
- Cash registers with built-in fiscal storage
Fiscal printers (e.g. Albania, Italy, Serbia & Montenegro)
- QPrint FM for PC-based systems
GPRS modem (e.g. Ethiopia, Hungary)
- QModem for wireless transmission of tax-relevant data to a central control server

This technological solution is based on the cryptographic security of the booking data to be recorded. Digital signatures as well as encryption methods are used. Trusted components such as certified fiscal boxes or so-called smartcards are used for the cryptographic function. The different approaches have the following fundamentally in common:

Recording of all transaction data in the electronic journal
Security based on cryptography instead of hardware protection
Electronic data access for tax auditors
Two options for cryptographic protection:
- Signature of the data
- Encryption of data

Implemented by QUORiON:

Fiscal box (e.g. Sweden)
- Box with protected SD card for encrypted fiscal data
Signature module (e.g. RKSV Austria)
- External smart card reader for creating electronic signatures
- Internal cash register encryption (e.g. GoBD Germany)
- Storage medium for storing the complete electronic journal

Some countries use technical solutions that provide for the online transfer of cash register data directly to the tax authorities. In addition to the costs for data transmission and storage, the biggest challenge is the permanent dependence on the data connection. The different variants have the following things in common:

Transmission of all transactions to the fiscal server via the internet
Data storage and verification by the server in real time
Returns an electronic confirmation to the cash register
permanent internet connection required

Implemented by QUORiON:

Cash register systems with integrated Internet connection (e.g. Slovenia)
Cash registers with an external additional module for internet connection (e.g. Czech Republic)

QUORiON Provides a Solution!

The different technical solutions have different advantages and disadvantages. For this reason alone, there are many hybrid forms that are supplemented by ever newer, more innovative systems.

In cooperation with our distributors, QUORiON has established a successful track record in the implementation of fiscal cash register solutions. Much like differences in a country’s tax policies, the fiscal law may be unique. Consequently, the fiscal cash register software must be able to conform to every single region. We pride ourselves in our close collaboration with our partners. Our experienced and dedicated engineers have spent countless hours in the perfection of fiscal modifications on both the hard- and software side.

Here is a list of fiscal countries in which QUORiON has successfully achieved certification as a fiscal cash register manufacturer:

Europe

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Montenegro
Norway
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden

North America

Quebec

South America

Argentia
Brazil
Curacao
Panama
Venezuela

Africa

Ethiopia
Gambia

Asia

Bangladesh

In the last 20 years we have carried out a large number of fiscal projects. The experience with requirements, certifications and authorities that we have gained in over 70 countries makes the difference!

You can therefore rely on QUORiON for the implementation of fiscal projects. We are happy to help you with the implementation. Simply get in touch with us.

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