Follow the documented status of the government draft for 2028. We distinguish political plans, the legislative process and the rules already in force.
A headline may refer to a draft, a decision or current law. Check the type of document first and only then consider the implications for your business.
The government draft discussed on this site is not yet an enacted law. A cabinet decision is a step in the process. Read the proposed requirements as plans and distinguish them from obligations that already apply today.
Further readingThe Bundesrat printed paper contains the full draft and its explanatory memorandum. It helps put short news items in context: which definition is used, which condition is stated and which transitional arrangements are proposed? Individual keywords cannot replace that context.
Further readingCompare a news item's date with our documented source status and the official legislative documents. This website is not an automatic live update from the legislature. Before acting on a proposed change, check whether newer official documents have since become available.
Further readingA practical change log for the Second Cash Register Act: record the document, procedural status, affected rule and consequences separately.
What is planned for 2028Identify the document
Record the document type, date and source before comparing claims.
Compare the rule
Compare the affected paragraph and mark whether the threshold, exemption or timing has actually changed.
Leave consequences open
A new draft or opinion is not automatically a promulgated law.
Take a specific statement from a news item and find its wording in the original. Record the reference, date and associated conditions together.
Follow the legislative statusThe current stage of the legislative process and the full draft wording.
Turnover definitions, reference periods, boundary cases and possible exemptions.
How existing cash-register rules apply to the business situations described.
Table, counter & on the go.
Food-service guideProducts, receipts & branches.
Retail guideServices & products.
Salon guideYour sector is not listed? Start with the general Cash Register Check.
No general obligation to use an electronic register.
Record-keeping remains necessary.Government draftProposed changesNot yet law.
The draft alone does not create a purchase deadline today.The plans for 2028 do not create a blanket obligation to buy a register today. What matters is the rules already in force, your business processes and whether your existing register is suitable. Our check helps you separate these questions.
On 23 September 2026, the Federal Cabinet approved a government draft. This is a step in the legislative process, not yet an enacted law. Changes remain possible.
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No. The check provides guidance on selected cash-register rules based on your answers. For special cases or unclear information, it shows which questions to discuss with your tax adviser.
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