{"id":15021,"date":"2026-11-12T15:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/compeso.com\/?p=15021"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:27:36","slug":"germany-cash-register-requirement-cinemas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/2026\/11\/12\/germany-cash-register-requirement-cinemas\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s cash register requirement from 2028: what it means for your cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15021\" class=\"elementor elementor-15021 elementor-15017\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaf85cc elementor-section-boxed cx-sec cx-hero elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaf85cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-55 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4b4072\" data-id=\"a4b4072\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cd7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"72cd7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-progress\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><p class=\"cx-kicker\">Cash register requirement for cinemas<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2deab7f cx-h1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2deab7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Germany\u2019s cash register requirement from 2028: what it means for your cinema<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959c3ea cx-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"959c3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Germany\u2019s cash register requirement is expected to arrive in 2028. Once your cinema turns over more than \u20ac100,000 a year, the box office, concession counter and bar would need an electronic cash register with a TSE. And if you already use electronic registers, receipts are set to go digital.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983b3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"983b3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-actions\"><a class=\"cx-btn cx-btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/contact\/\">Request a Demo<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cx-meta\"><span>compeso editorial team<\/span><span>As of 12\u00a0November 2026<\/span><span>11 min read<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-45 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06ac5b9\" data-id=\"06ac5b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7112199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7112199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-visual\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"cx-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/compeso-kino-bilder-kassensystem-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"Ticket sales at the cinema box office, which the cash register requirement is set to cover from 2028\"><div class=\"cx-plan\"><b>Timeline<\/b><ol><li><time>23\u00a0Sep 2026<\/time><span>Cabinet approval<\/span><\/li><li class=\"cx-next\"><time>20\u00a0Nov 2026<\/time><span>Bundesrat opinion<\/span><\/li><li class=\"cx-next\"><time>1\u00a0Jan 2028<\/time><span>Planned start<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18a357e elementor-section-boxed cx-sec cx-summary-sec elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18a357e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3a42f1\" data-id=\"c3a42f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b0e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"36b0e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-glance\"><h2 class=\"cx-glance-t\">The cash register requirement at a glance<\/h2><p class=\"cx-answer\">Under the government bill, the cash register requirement would apply from 1\u00a0January 2028: every business with total turnover above \u20ac100,000 a year would have to use an electronic cash register with a TSE (certified technical security system), unless it accepts cash and takes less than \u20ac12,000 a year in cash sales. Receipts would then be provided digitally, on paper only if the guest asks for it.<\/p><div class=\"cx-glance-facts\"><div class=\"cx-gf\"><span class=\"cx-gi cx-i-file\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"cx-k\">Status<\/span><span class=\"cx-v\">government bill, document\u00a021\/8867<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cx-gf\"><span class=\"cx-gi cx-i-banknote\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"cx-k\">Affects<\/span><span class=\"cx-v\">box office, concession counter and bar above the threshold<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cx-gf\"><span class=\"cx-gi cx-i-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"cx-k\">Bundesrat<\/span><span class=\"cx-v\">opinion on 20\u00a0November 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cx-gf\"><span class=\"cx-gi cx-i-receipt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"cx-k\">Receipts<\/span><span class=\"cx-v\">digital via QR code, link or email<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2591ad6 elementor-section-boxed cx-sec cx-body elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2591ad6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-27 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db7462 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile cx-side\" data-id=\"3db7462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979151e cx-sticky elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"979151e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"cx-toc\" aria-label=\"Contents\"><b>Contents<\/b><ol><li><a href=\"#what-the-bill-proposes\"><span>What the bill proposes<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#timeline\"><span>Timeline to 2028<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#does-it-apply-to-your-cinema\"><span>Does the cash register requirement apply to your cinema?<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-already-applies\"><span>What already applies to cash registers today<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#digital-receipts\"><span>The digital receipt from 2028<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#prepare-now\"><span>What you can prepare now<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-we-support-you\"><span>How we support your cinema<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-73 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df7ec8b\" data-id=\"df7ec8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c61cc cx-h2 cx-first elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61c61cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"what-the-bill-proposes\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the bill proposes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f1811 cx-prose elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f1811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, businesses that sell goods for cash to a large number of unknown buyers can, under certain conditions, use a manual cash box, known in German as offene Ladenkasse (section\u00a0146 of the German Fiscal Code, AO). That is set to change. On 23\u00a0September 2026, the federal cabinet approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/dserver.bundestag.de\/btd\/21\/088\/2108867.pdf\">bill on the further development of cash records<\/a>. It is now before the Bundestag as document\u00a021\/8867.<\/p><p>Under the bill, businesses with a <strong>total turnover above \u20ac100,000<\/strong> in a calendar year would have to use an electronic cash register (new section\u00a0146b AO in the bill). It needs a certified technical security system, or TSE, which protects the records from being changed afterwards. Businesses that accept cash but take less than <strong>\u20ac12,000 a year<\/strong> in cash sales are exempt. The bill does not prescribe a specific technology.<\/p><p>Above these thresholds, the manual cash box would no longer be allowed. According to the explanatory memorandum, debit and credit card payments must be recorded in the register as well as cash payments; bank transfers and direct debits are excluded. The requirement ends once a business stays below the thresholds for two calendar years in a row. In individual cases, the tax office can grant an exemption (section\u00a0148 AO).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27f125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d27f125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-callout\"><span class=\"cx-ico cx-i-info\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><div><b>Not yet law<\/b><p>As of 12\u00a0November 2026, the cash register requirement is a government bill. The Bundesrat, which represents the federal states, gives its opinion on 20\u00a0November 2026, and the Bundestag then continues its deliberations. According to the enacting formula of the bill, the law will also need the Bundesrat\u2019s consent. Its committees recommend, among other things, a lower threshold of \u20ac25,000, ask for a deadline of 1\u00a0January 2029 to be considered and call for existing working registers to be protected. Figures and dates may therefore still change. We will add to this article when new decisions are made.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f51452 cx-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f51452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"timeline\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timeline to 2028<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaf590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4eaf590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cx-legend\"><span>completed<\/span><span class=\"cx-l-plan\">planned<\/span><\/p><ol class=\"cx-time\"><li><time>April 2025<\/time><div><b>Coalition agreement presented<\/b><span>It provides for a cash register requirement above \u20ac100,000 turnover from 1\u00a0January 2027 and for abolishing the paper receipt obligation.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><time>7\u00a0Aug 2026<\/time><div><b>Ministry draft<\/b><span>The Federal Ministry of Finance publishes a draft bill on the cash register requirement.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><time>23\u00a0Sep 2026<\/time><div><b>Cabinet approval<\/b><span>The federal government approves the bill, with a start in 2028 and the exemption for cash sales below \u20ac12,000.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><time>6\u00a0Nov 2026<\/time><div><b>First reading in the Bundestag<\/b><span>The bill goes to the Finance Committee for deliberation.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cx-plan-step\"><time>20\u00a0Nov 2026<\/time><div><b>Bundesrat opinion<\/b><span>The federal states give their opinion on the bill.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cx-plan-step\"><time>open<\/time><div><b>Vote and consent<\/b><span>The Bundestag passes the law and the Bundesrat consents. No dates have been set yet.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cx-plan-step\"><time>1\u00a0Jan 2028<\/time><div><b>Planned start<\/b><span>The cash register requirement applies to everyone above the thresholds in 2026, and digital receipts become the norm. If you exceed the threshold for the first time in 2027 or later, the requirement applies from 1\u00a0July of the following year.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a746e97 cx-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a746e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"does-it-apply-to-your-cinema\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does the cash register requirement apply to your cinema?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4c549 cx-prose elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec4c549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What counts is <strong>total turnover<\/strong> under section\u00a019(2) of the German VAT Act, which means turnover excluding VAT. In our assessment, admissions, concessions and catering all count together. The threshold applies to the taxpayer as a whole: if you run several cinemas in one company, their turnover is added up. The bill does not expressly say how this works for cinema groups with several companies.<\/p><p>A quick calculation with the average ticket price reported by the German Federal Film Board (FFA) for 2025 shows the scale:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b27ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3b27ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-calc\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Worked example: turnover threshold\"><div><small>Avg. ticket price 2025<\/small><strong>\u20ac9.39<\/strong><span>net of 7% VAT, \u20ac10.05 gross according to the FFA<\/span><\/div><div><small>Turnover threshold<\/small><strong>\u20ac100,000<\/strong><span>total turnover excluding VAT<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cx-calc-result\"><small>Equals around<\/small><strong>10,650<\/strong><span>admissions a year, without snacks and drinks<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f759c12 cx-prose elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f759c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Half of the 1,651 cinema venues in Germany have a single screen. In 2025, these venues averaged around \u20ac77,000 in net ticket revenue, based on our own calculation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffa.de\/files\/dokumentenverwaltung\/publikationen-presse\/2025\/FFA-Kinojahr_2025.pdf\">FFA figures<\/a>. That is an average; individual cinemas are well above or below it. With <a href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/2026\/04\/16\/increase-cinema-revenue-ticket-concession-sales\/\">snacks, drinks and catering<\/a>, even a small cinema can come close to the threshold.<\/p><h3>How to assess your situation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa847db elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"aa847db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"cx-checks cx-checks--q\"><li><b>Total turnover above \u20ac100,000 in 2026?<\/b> Then, under the bill, your cinema would have to use an electronic cash register from 1\u00a0January 2028.<\/li><li><b>You accept cash, but less than \u20ac12,000 a year?<\/b> Then, under the bill, the exemption would apply. According to the wording, a cinema that takes no cash at all would not be exempt. Bundesrat committees recommend exempting businesses that take no cash as well.<\/li><li><b>All points of sale already electronic with a TSE?<\/b> Then you probably already have the core of the bill in place. Check that every payment is recorded, including at the concession counter and bar. The main new element would be the digital receipt.<\/li><li><b>Counter, bar or evening box office still using a manual cash box?<\/b> Under the bill, these points of sale would have to move to an <a href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/solutions\/point-of-sale-system\/\">electronic cash register<\/a>. Whether a manual cash box is permitted for tickets today has not been conclusively settled.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de91f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"de91f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-callout\"><div><b>Non-profit and municipal cinemas<\/b><p>For non-profit associations and municipal cinemas, there is so far only a discussion draft of a regulation from the Federal Ministry of Finance (as of 22\u00a0July 2026). Under this draft, the threshold would be assessed separately for each special-purpose operation or commercial activity of a non-profit body, and for municipal cinemas for each commercial operation. Nothing has been decided. Clarify how your cinema is classified with your tax adviser.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad8c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"aad8c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cx-note\">The film levy paid to the FFA depends on a different threshold: \u20ac150,000 in net ticket revenue per cinema in the previous year (section\u00a0128 of the German Film Funding Act, FFG).<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a43a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"39a43a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-mid-cta\"><div><p class=\"cx-mid-t\">We\u2019ll explain what this means for your cinema<\/p><p>In a short demo, we show you the box office, concession counter and end-of-day closing in the compeso POS system.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"cx-btn cx-btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/contact\/\">Request a Demo<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086e5ef cx-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"086e5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"what-already-applies\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What already applies to cash registers today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b65912 cx-prose elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b65912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your cinema uses an electronic cash register, these rules already apply today:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86ed9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d86ed9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-rules\"><div class=\"cx-rule\"><b>TSE<\/b><span class=\"cx-ref\">section\u00a0146a(1) AO \u00b7 since 2020<\/span><p>Every electronic cash register, whether at the box office, the concession counter or the bar, protects its records with a certified TSE.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cx-rule\"><b>Receipts<\/b><span class=\"cx-ref\">section\u00a0146a(2) AO, section\u00a06 Cash Register Security Ordinance (KassenSichV) \u00b7 since 2020<\/span><p>Every sale comes with a receipt, on paper or electronically with the guest\u2019s consent. Showing it on the display alone is not enough.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cx-rule\"><b>Reporting to the tax office<\/b><span class=\"cx-ref\">section\u00a0146a(4) AO \u00b7 since 1\u00a0Jan 2025<\/span><p>Every register is reported via ELSTER, the tax authorities\u2019 online portal, separately for each business premises. For registers acquired before 1\u00a0July 2025, the deadline was 31\u00a0July 2025. New or decommissioned registers must be reported within one month.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cx-rule\"><b>Unannounced inspection<\/b><span class=\"cx-ref\">section\u00a0146b AO (Kassen-Nachschau)<\/span><p>The tax office can inspect without notice during normal business hours. The bill gives this inspection a new section number.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557a37d cx-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"557a37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"digital-receipts\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The digital receipt from 2028<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c14ffe cx-prose elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c14ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second part of the bill affects every cinema with a register under section\u00a0146a AO, regardless of the turnover threshold: from 1\u00a0January 2028, paper receipts are set to give way to <strong>electronic receipts<\/strong>. You choose how: a QR code on the display, a download link, NFC, email or the guest\u2019s account. Guests do not have to accept the receipt. If they want paper, they get paper.<\/p><p>The German cinema association HDF KINO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hdf-kino.de\/zurueck-in-die-analoge-urzeit-gesetzliche-bon-pflicht-ist-ein-unnoetiges-aegernis\/\">criticised the paper receipt obligation in 2019<\/a>, because a cinema ticket already contains the relevant details. The bill would end the mandatory printout at the register.<\/p><p>A digital receipt needs a standardised data format and a way to reach the guest, such as a QR code on the display.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7068bf5 cx-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7068bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"prepare-now\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you can prepare now<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86aac10 cx-prose elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86aac10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You do not need to change anything today because of the planned cash register requirement. The obligations that already apply remain unaffected. You can take these four steps now:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919a3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"919a3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"cx-steps\"><li><b>Check your 2026 turnover<\/b><span>The year 2026 is decisive for a start in 2028. Work out your total turnover and cash share, for the whole business if you run <a href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/solutions\/multi-site-management\/\">several cinemas<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li><b>List every point of sale<\/b><span>Box office, concession counter, bar, evening box office, kiosk, sales at special events: note for each site where money is taken and with which technology.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Check TSE and reporting<\/b><span>Does every electronic register have a certified TSE, and has it been reported to the tax office via ELSTER?<\/span><\/li><li><b>Plan the digital receipt<\/b><span>Think about how your guests will receive their receipt from 2028: as a QR code on the display, by email or in the guest\u2019s account.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba5741 cx-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ba5741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"how-we-support-you\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we support your cinema<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6851228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6851228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-product\"><div><h3>Cinema POS system<\/h3><p>We have been developing software for cinemas since 1984, and today more than 500 cinemas work with us. Our POS system brings ticket sales, concessions and end-of-day closing together at one register.<\/p><ul><li>Cash, card and gift cards as payment methods<\/li><li>TSE-compliant fiscalisation under the German Cash Register Security Ordinance (KassenSichV)<\/li><li>Receipt obligation built in<\/li><li>End-of-day closing with operator report and till balance<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"cx-actions\"><a class=\"cx-textlink\" href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/solutions\/point-of-sale-system\/\">More about our cinema POS system<i class=\"cx-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cx-product-img\" src=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/popcorn3.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cinema concession counter with popcorn and drinks\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b48383 elementor-section-boxed cx-sec cx-cta-sec elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b48383\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4364e\" data-id=\"6d4364e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb36cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0fb36cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-cta\"><div class=\"cx-cta-body\"><h2>Want to see how this works at your registers?<\/h2><p>In a demo, we show you the box office, concession counter and end-of-day closing, and answer your questions about the TSE and receipts.<\/p><div class=\"cx-actions\"><a class=\"cx-btn cx-btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/contact\/\">Request a Demo<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cx-cta-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cx-cta-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Warenwirtschaft-Hero.jpg\" width=\"1451\" height=\"1088\" alt=\"Cinema staff member working with the compeso system on a tablet\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b688452 elementor-section-boxed cx-sec cx-faq elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b688452\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a17a37\" data-id=\"5a17a37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed19f3e cx-faqh elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed19f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb839e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3cb839e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cx-faqlist\"><details class=\"cx-q\" open><summary><h3>Is the cash register requirement already in force?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>No. As of 12\u00a0November 2026, there is a government bill, Bundestag document\u00a021\/8867. The cabinet approved it on 23\u00a0September 2026, and the first reading in the Bundestag took place on 6\u00a0November 2026.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>When is the requirement set to start, 2027 or 2028?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>Under the government bill, from 1\u00a0January 2028, for everyone above the thresholds in 2026. If you exceed the threshold for the first time in 2027 or later, the requirement applies from 1\u00a0July of the following year. The coalition agreement had named 1\u00a0January 2027.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>At what turnover does my cinema need an electronic cash register?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>Under the bill, from a total turnover above \u20ac100,000 per calendar year, calculated under section\u00a019(2) of the German VAT Act excluding VAT. Businesses that accept cash but take less than \u20ac12,000 a year in cash sales are exempt. The Bundesrat committees recommend a lower threshold of \u20ac25,000.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>Do snacks, drinks and catering count towards turnover?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>The bill refers to total turnover under section\u00a019(2) of the German VAT Act. In our assessment, admissions, concessions and catering therefore count together, for the taxpayer as a whole. The Federal Ministry of Finance has not commented on cinemas specifically.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>Does the cash register requirement apply to ticket machines and self-order kiosks?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>This is not expressly regulated. The German Cash Register Security Ordinance (KassenSichV) exempts goods and service vending machines. Whether a ticket machine or kiosk in the foyer falls under this exemption is open.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>Does the cash register requirement also apply to non-profit and municipal cinemas?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>That is still open. A discussion draft of a regulation from the Federal Ministry of Finance (as of 22\u00a0July 2026) proposes assessing the threshold for non-profit bodies per special-purpose operation or commercial activity, and for municipalities per commercial operation. Nothing has been decided.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>My cinema already uses registers with a TSE. Do I need to do anything?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>If all your points of sale, including the concession counter and bar, run on a system with a TSE, you are probably well prepared for the core of the bill. From 2028, the bill would add the digital receipt, and a change of TSE would have to be reported to the tax office within one month.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>Is the paper receipt obligation being abolished?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>From 1\u00a0January 2028, paper receipts are set to give way to electronic receipts, for example as a QR code on the display, a link, NFC or email. So there will still be a receipt, on paper only if the guest asks for it. Under the bill, this applies to every register under section\u00a0146a AO, regardless of the turnover threshold.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"cx-q\"><summary><h3>What are the consequences of breaching the cash register requirement?<\/h3><span class=\"cx-q-i\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"cx-q-a\"><p>Under the bill, anyone who does not use an electronic system despite the requirement may commit an administrative offence if they act intentionally or recklessly and thereby make tax evasion possible. According to the explanatory memorandum, the fine can be up to \u20ac25,000. The same range already applies today to breaches of the TSE obligation. If records are missing, the tax office can also estimate turnover.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e95ca71 elementor-section-boxed cx-sec cx-rel-sec elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e95ca71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c19cab0\" data-id=\"c19cab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dad437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4dad437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cx-rel-h\">Read on<\/h2><div class=\"cx-related\"><a class=\"cx-rel\" href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/solutions\/point-of-sale-system\/\"><span class=\"cx-rel-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/compeso-kino-bilder-kassensystem-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\"><\/span><span class=\"cx-rel-body\"><small>Solution<\/small><b>Cinema POS system<\/b><em>View solution<i class=\"cx-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"cx-rel\" href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/2026\/04\/16\/increase-cinema-revenue-ticket-concession-sales\/\"><span class=\"cx-rel-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Admin-und-IT-Verwaltung-Compeso.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\"><\/span><span class=\"cx-rel-body\"><small>Newsroom<\/small><b>Increase cinema revenue: ticket and concession sales<\/b><em>Read article<i class=\"cx-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/div><a class=\"cx-textlink cx-rel-all\" href=\"https:\/\/compeso.com\/en\/newsroom\/\">All articles in the newsroom<i class=\"cx-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><details class=\"cx-sources\"><summary>Sources (in German) (17)<\/summary><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dserver.bundestag.de\/btd\/21\/088\/2108867.pdf\">German Bundestag: government bill, document\u00a021\/8867 of 2\u00a0November 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dserver.bundestag.de\/btp\/21\/21106.pdf\">German Bundestag: plenary minutes 21\/106 of 6\u00a0November 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesrat.de\/SharedDocs\/beratungsvorgaenge\/2026\/0501-0600\/0585-26.html\">Bundesrat: legislative procedure, document\u00a0585\/26<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesrat.de\/SharedDocs\/drucksachen\/2026\/0501-0600\/585-1-26.pdf\">Bundesrat: committee recommendations, document\u00a0585\/1\/26 of 9\u00a0November 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesfinanzministerium.de\/Content\/DE\/Gesetzestexte\/Gesetze_Gesetzesvorhaben\/Abteilungen\/Abteilung_IV\/21_Legislaturperiode\/2026-08-07-G-Kassenpflicht\/0-Gesetz.html\">Federal Ministry of Finance: draft bill on the cash register requirement, 7\u00a0August 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesfinanzministerium.de\/Content\/DE\/Pressemitteilungen\/Finanzpolitik\/2026\/09\/2026-09-23-digitale-belege-und-digitale-kassen.html\">Federal Ministry of Finance: press release of 23\u00a0September 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koalitionsvertrag2025.de\/sites\/www.koalitionsvertrag2025.de\/files\/koav_2025.pdf\">Coalition agreement 2025 \u201cVerantwortung f\u00fcr Deutschland\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/ao_1977\/__146a.html\">German Fiscal Code, section\u00a0146a AO<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/ao_1977\/__146b.html\">German Fiscal Code, section\u00a0146b AO (current version: unannounced inspection)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/ao_1977\/__379.html\">German Fiscal Code, section\u00a0379 AO<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/ustg_1980\/__19.html\">German VAT Act, section\u00a019 UStG<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/kassensichv\/__1.html\">Cash Register Security Ordinance, section\u00a01 KassenSichV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/kassensichv\/__6.html\">Cash Register Security Ordinance, section\u00a06 KassenSichV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ofd-bw.fv-bwl.de\/,Lde\/Startseite\/Aktuelles\/19_12_2024+Meldung+von+Kassensystemen\">Tax administration Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg: reporting cash registers, 19\u00a0December 2024<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffa.de\/files\/dokumentenverwaltung\/publikationen-presse\/2025\/FFA-Kinojahr_2025.pdf\">FFA: cinema year 2025<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/ffg_2025\/__128.html\">German Film Funding Act, section\u00a0128 FFG<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hdf-kino.de\/zurueck-in-die-analoge-urzeit-gesetzliche-bon-pflicht-ist-ein-unnoetiges-aegernis\/\">HDF KINO: press release of 27\u00a0November 2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>This article reflects the status as of 12 November 2026 and does not constitute tax or legal advice.<\/p><\/details>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany&#8217;s planned cash register requirement for cinemas from 2028: what the bill proposes, what already applies and what you can prepare 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