Currently, all retail entrepreneurs are required to upgrade their cash registers and connect them to the internet. Through new fiscal storage devices, information about all transactions will be sent directly to tax authorities.
At the same time, an online cash register is mandatory for organizations. In each cash receipt, sellers must include the name of the product or service, as well as the amount of VAT. Sellers of alcoholic beverages will need an online cash register first.
If the requirement of the law is not fulfilled, severe penalties must be applied to its violators. This means that if the online checkout is not used, the proceeds bypassing the checkout will be withdrawn. Otherwise, you will have to pay a huge fine of at least 10 thousand rubles. The fine of officials is calculated in the amount of half the amount of profit received without using the cash register. Legal entities are required to pay a fine, the amount of which starts from 30 thousand rubles. For improper use of this cash register equipment, the punishment will be the same. Moreover, fines will be imposed for any violation of this law. Therefore, the question of whether it is necessary to install an online cash register no longer arises.
In case of repeated violation of legal norms, the activities of stores will be suspended for 3 months. The officials will also be disqualified for 2 years. Thus, the question of whether it is necessary to install an online cash register should now be decided unambiguously. According to the new law, the statute of limitations when one can be held administratively liable has been increased to one year. All old cash registers are deregistered even without a statement from their users.
But many entrepreneurs still doubt whether they need to set up an online cash register if there is no Internet connection. Currently, there are already cash registers that can operate autonomously from a computer. They are used by many traveling retail outlets and couriers. The disadvantage of such cash registers is the need to regularly change prices for goods when there is a large number of goods. If you plan to work without an online cash register, you can use special “cloud” programs. With their help, you can quickly update retail prices after revaluation of goods, as well as print price tags.
Such work without an online cash register allows the buyer to receive an electronic check along with a paper one. In this case, the seller can send a check by e-mail using the trading program. In this case, both checks have the same legal force.
If there is no Internet, will it be possible to work without an online cash register? There is also an answer to this question. It can even take 30 days from the moment the check is generated until it is sent to the tax office. This means the possibility of accumulating receipts in a fiscal drive. Once the connection is restored, they will immediately be taken to the OFD. After 30 days and if checks are not sent, the drive will be automatically blocked. The cash register itself will no longer be able to print receipts. The owner of the cash register will bear full responsibility for the timely transfer of data to the Federal Tax Service.