Cash register report

Cash register operators in Germany must submit a cash register notification according to §146a AO once on 31.7.2025 when starting to use each cash register. This notification can be submitted either via your tax advisor or via Belbo.

Alternatively, the notification can of course also be made via the tax office. However, in case of updates or changes, you would have to take care of it yourself, since Belbo would then not automatically process the changes.

The notification contains the serial number of the cash register as well as the BSI certification. This information can be read in the TSE module and forwarded to your tax advisor. Since a cash register notification via a tax advisor is usually associated with costs, the notification can also be submitted via Belbo.

We also demonstrated and explained this function in our live stream on Youtube: Direct to the cash register notification topic on Youtube

Starting the cash register notification via Belbo

To start the cash register notification via Belbo, you must perform the following actions:

Click on Settings
Open the "TSE" function in the "Cash Register System" category
Open the "Cash Register Notification" tab
Select "Submit cash register notification via Belbo"
Then you must open the started cash register notification by clicking on the line of previous cash register notifications, for example on the blue date.

Data entry for the cash register notification

A list of missing and pending data now appears. Now open the tabs on the left side one after another "Company", with the sub-tabs "Legal Form" and "Company Address" and fill in all the data.

Completion note: The company will in any case need a tax number in a special form, the so-called ELSTER form. This somewhat obscure form can be converted from the existing tax number with a structure xx / xxx / xxxx by visiting this page: https://ebilanzplus.de/13-stellige-elster-steuernummer Here you must enter the tax number and select the federal state, and you will receive the required tax number.

If all the data is correct, you must switch back to the "Overview" tab and if all validations were successful, you can submit the cash register notification for pre-review.

Verification of data

Shortly after submission, the preview can be downloaded in the same window (e.g. by clicking on Overview). Please check this document carefully and send it to your tax advisor for verification if necessary.

If an error is detected, you can discard the notification in the window after download or by clicking on Overview. The data can then be edited again as before.

Completion of the notification

If all data is correct, the notification can also be sent from the Overview tab. The notification is then in the status "Sent" and can also be downloaded again for your own records.