Belgium has formally launched work on a fiscal receipt lottery linked to the rollout of GKS 2.0. The focus is to encourage consumers to request fiscal receipts (VAT receipts) and reduce VAT fraud, but no lottery-specific POS requirements, technical specifications or official start date have yet been published.  Belgium’s planned VAT receipt lottery has moved beyond a general policy prop... Read more

Belgium has approved a preliminary draft introducing near real-time reporting of invoice data, currently expected from 2028. The proposal builds on mandatory B2B e-invoicing, while there are no current proposals about that ordinary B2C retail receipts for this upcoming change. Belgium has moved to the next stage of its VAT digitalisation programme, where the Council of Ministers approved a prelimi... Read more

Belgium plans to restrict flavoured e-cigarettes from September 1, 2028. For affected retailers, the proposed change concerns which vape products may be sold and how product assortments are managed, rather than a new GKS 2.0 or cash register requirement. Belgium is preparing restrictions on flavourings used in electronic cigarettes. On the proposal of Minister of Public Health Frank Vandenbroucke,... Read more

Community Day fosters connections, enhances relationships, encourages knowledge sharing, and aims to create meaningful experiences for all participants. Community Day is more than just an event. It’s something we created to bring our customers, partners and colleagues together, strengthen the relationships we’ve built over the years and create space for new ones to grow. We want every... Read more

Retail standards are entering a new phase as cloud, mobile technologies and AI reshape how systems communicate. Fiscal Solutions’ webinar explored the evolution from UPOS and POSLog to digital receipt standards, retail ontology and AI-ready models designed to support the next generation of global retail. Retail technology has changed dramatically over the past three decades, yet many standar... Read more

Belgium’s Cash register system 2.0 (GKS 2.0) FAQ published by Tax Authority clarifies that refunds, corrections and other negative transactions cannot all be treated in the same way. Affected businesses must distinguish the reason for the adjustment because each situation has a different fiscal treatment and reporting consequence.  TA has further clarified how negative transactions shou... Read more