Document creation and requirements for the document – RetailForce Software GmbH

According to Austria's General Tax Code (Bundesabgabenordnung - BAO) each receipt must contain the following information:

name of the supplier/supplying company
sequential number with one or more series of numbers assigned once to identify the transaction
date of issue of the document
quantity and customary trade designation of the goods or service
amount of the cash payment

Since 1 April 2017, cash receipts must also contain the following information (acc. to Cash Register Security Ordinance - RKSV):

Example receipt

The following document serves only as an example of the arrangement of the prescribed document elements.

Element	Description / Content
1. Header	name of the supplier/supplying company Address information, possibly UID (value added tax identification number), company logo, etc.
2. data of the business case	Sequential number with one or more series of numbers assigned once to identify the business transaction. Date and time of issue of the receipt Cash register identification number
3. document items	*Quantity and customary trade designation of the goods or service**
4. sum	Receipt total / amount of cash payment
5. VAT	Amount of cash payment separated according to tax (VAT) rates
6. PrintMessage	Part of the FiscalResponse from the Fiscal Client, the print message must be printed on the receipt.
7. content machine readable code	The content of the machine-readable code can be displayed either as a QR code, as an OCR-capable character string or as a link and printed on the receipt. (Option 2. and 3. currently not implemented)
8. fiscal document no.	fiscal document number must be printed on the receipt (fiscalDocumentNumber)!

* For customary designations of goods and services, please note: § 11 Value Added Tax Act (UStG 1994) as well as § 132a Federal Tax Code (BAO).