Fiscal subject related
Concerning this new requirement, a special 5 step process explaining how will the connection work is brought to the public:
- The transaction starts from the Electronic Tax Mechanism i.e. the sophisticated cash registers used for retail transactions. The operator of the cash register (employee or shop owner) would need to select "card payment" and then a related request to the EFT/POS card payment system will be sent.
- The EFT/POS card payment system automatically confirms receipt of the request to the cash register mechanism, placing it on hold for the outcome.
- The EFT/ POS card payment system connects to the Payment Service Provider (bank or equivalent payment service) and receives information if there was (a) "online approval" or (b) offline approval or (c) offline rejection or (d) interruption of the transaction.
- The EFT/POS system responds to the cash register with the final result: rejection or approval In addition, at the same time as the approval, it also sends the basic details of the transaction (such as transaction number, approval code, etc.) as well as data for printing the receipt to the cash register, if it supports it.
- The Electronic Tax Mechanism – i.e. cash register confirms the receiving of the final result.
If this confirmation, for any reason, is not documented by the EFT/POS system, then the EFT/POS creates a relevant marking for the non-processing of the transaction by the Electronic Tax Mechanism (cash register).
These rules apply to each seller obligated to use an electronic tax mechanism (a cash register), but the new protocol will not be applied if the company is exempt and has no obligation to use a Tax Mechanism.
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