FPS Finance has published updates to the technical document—the detailed description of the operation and communication between the cash register (POS) system and the fiscal data module.
The FPS Finance in Belgium releases an updated version of the technical specification for POS and fiscal data module communication concerning GKS 2.0.
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Belgium
Author: Tara Nedeljković
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Content accuracy validation date:
24.12.2024
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The current version of this document is 1.7. FPS Finance published version 1.6, followed by version 1.7 immediately. This document explains technical specifications for operating the software and communication between the cash register (POS) system and the FDM component.
Updates concern various topics; among them are clarifications on when and what to show on the POS in certain cases, QR codes in the case of a copy of a VAT, i.e., a fiscal receipt, process flow messages, certain optional messages, etc.
Here is a link to 1.7:
https://www.geregistreerdkassasysteem.be/nl/gks-2-0
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