The legislator requires you to register your cash register (‘notification obligation’). However, the implementation of the reporting procedure has been postponed by the legislator.

The following regulations and deadlines will apply as of 2025:

• Start of Reporting Process: From January 1, 2025, you can start reporting your cash register.
• Deadline for New Cash Systems: Any cash systems bought after July 1, 2025, need to be reported within a month.
• Deadline for Existing Cash Systems: Systems bought before July 1, 2025, need to be reported by July 31, 2025, at the latest.
• Exception for Decommissioned Systems: Cash systems purchased before July 1, 2025, that have been decommissioned by then don't need to be reported.
• No Exceptions to Reporting: No exceptions, except for taxi meters. Leased or rented cash systems are treated the same as purchased ones.
• Reporting Only Digital: Reporting your cash systems can only be done digitally. You can use "Mein ELSTER" or the ERiC interface. Alternatively, you can upload an XML file on www.elster.de or from next year onwards, easily through orderbird.