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

BIR rules require POS and CAS software to gain accreditation and generate primary invoices with full tax details. Systems must maintain non-resettable grand totals, tamper-evident audit logs, and 5-year e-journals while transmitting JSON payloads to the EIS within 3 days. Adjustments require dedicated credit notes. Under Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) regulations, software used to operate Point-... Read more

Enacted in January 2024, the EOPT Act simplified tax compliance by replacing the former dual system where official receipts served as primary proof for service sales, unifying the invoice as the sole main sales document for both goods and services while relegating official receipts to supplementary payment proof.  Before the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act (Republic Act No. 11976), the Philip... Read more

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) of the Philippines is accelerating its digital tax transformation, driven by the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act and the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. The country operates under a hardware and software ( ) hybrid fiscalization framework alongside a phased electronic invoicing mandate. Under current Philippine regulations, Point of Sale... Read more

Retail technology doesn’t work without standards. Behind POS systems, eReceipts, and the technologies connecting the retail ecosystem are standards that have evolved for decades—from OPOS and ARTS to today’s landscape. What’s next? In this webinar, Roland Zališevskij, Co-Founder of Fiscal Solutions, explores the evolution of retail standards.

It is a detailed reference document that aims to define the full set of legal, regulatory, technical, and procedural requirements for operating in the Philippines' fiscal environment. It covers every compliance obligation necessary for POS systems, retailers, and software developers.