How does ready2order solve the cash register and signature requirement?
The cash register requirement means that all cash receipts must be recorded individually using an electronic cash register (electronic recording system). A cash register is an electronic recording system that is used to determine the amount or document individual cash receipts. Server-based recording systems, scales and taximeters with cash register functions can also be used as cash registers.
Every cash register must have a data recording protocol (cash register journal). It can be connected to one or more input stations and, from April 1, 2017, must be able to access a signature creation unit (security device) that has a certificate assigned to the entrepreneur and trigger the creation of receipts in accordance with Section 132a BAO.
The Cash Register Security Ordinance (RKSV) sets out the detailed technical specifications as to how a signature creation unit and a cash register must be designed.
Due to legal regulations, cash registers must be registered via FinanzOnline. The prerequisite for registration is therefore that the entrepreneur or the authorized party representative has ongoing access to FinanzOnline. Information on registering with FinanzOnline can be found on the BMF homepage in the E-Government/FinanzOnline/For entrepreneurs and municipalities/Registration, reset and deregistration section.
Companies have the option of appointing a party representative for processes related to the registration of cash registers.
Download RKSV confirmation
You can find more information here! (BMF Cash Register Manual)
And ready2order ?
In order to create receipts in accordance with RKSV, we work with certified trusted providers. They can use a hardware security module to create signature values, which are then printed on receipts in the form of a machine-readable QR code.
The RKSV certificates for receipt signatures obtained from ready2order in accordance with the Austrian Cash Register Security Ordinance (RKSV) are valid for 6 years from the date of issue. However, the certificates can and may continue to be used even after this period of validity has expired, as the algorithms used continue to correspond to the state of the art.
The validity of the RKSV certificate is only checked when a security device is newly registered or reactivated in FinanzOnline. An expired certificate cannot be used in these cases. In this case, ready2order will automatically issue a new RKSV certificate.
You can therefore continue to use your ready2order cash register system as usual and there is currently no need for action. Should this situation change in the future, we will inform ready2order customers.
