Where do I find it?
Reporting > Tax Reports
What does it mean?
Fiskaltrust generates the Tax Reports as middleware, ensuring every transaction is signed and recorded per local laws (e.g., Greece, Austria).
Tax Reports and "receipt types" maintain a continuous, tamper-proof data chain for tax audits. Below is a breakdown of each report and its importance to your operations.
Report / Receipt | Frequency | Primary Purpose |
Initiate / Finish | Once per device life | Legal activation and decommissioning. |
Zero Receipt | As needed / Periodic | System health checks and ending failure modes. |
Failure Receipt | During outages | Legally allowing sales while the system is offline. |
Journal Report | Continuous | The "Source of Truth" for tax auditors. |
Monthly Report | Monthly | Monthly sales sealing and VAT reconciliation. |
Annual Report | Yearly | Final yearly audit trail and long-term archiving. |
What should I do?
Navigate to Reporting > Tax Reports. You will see dedicated tabs for each report type. Select the desired tab:
Initiate / Finish (Start and End Receipts)
This report should be generated only when initially activating or permanently decommissioning your cashbox. Please handle this process with care, as it creates a permanent record in the fiscal chain.
These are not standard sales reports but rather lifecycle markers for your cash register.
What it is: The Initiate (Start) receipt is a zero-value document generated when your terminals are first put into operation. The Finish (End) receipt is created when a register is permanently decommissioned.
Why it's used: Tax authorities need to know exactly when a security mechanism became active. The Start receipt initialises the "chaining" of signatures, while the End receipt closes that chain, signalling to the tax office that no further transactions will occur on that specific hardware/ID.
Zero Receipts (Nullbelege)
What it is: A receipt that contains no items and a total value of 0.00, yet it is still digitally signed by the fiscal middleware.
Why it's used: They serve as "checkpoints." They are often used to test if the connection to the security device is working without making a sale. In Austria, they are also used to "close" a failure period—once a technical issue is fixed, a Zero Receipt is issued to signal the return to normal operation.
Failure Receipts
What it is: These are documents issued during a technical malfunction (e.g., the internet is down or the signature device is unplugged).
Why it's used: Law requires that you keep selling even if the system fails. These receipts are marked with a specific "Failure" flag. Once the system is back online, the middleware uses these to perform Late Signing, ensuring that the gap in the digital record is accounted for and legally explained to the tax office.
Journal Report (DEP - Datenerfassungsprotokoll)
What it is: A comprehensive log of every single event and transaction processed by the middleware in a machine-readable format.
Why it's used: This is the most critical document for a tax audit. If an auditor visits your business, they won't just look at your sales totals; they will ask for the Journal (DEP). It proves that no receipts were deleted or altered after being issued.
Monthly Report
What it is: A summary receipt generated at the end of each calendar month.
Why it's used: In many fiscal jurisdictions (specifically under Austrian RKSV), you are required to "totalize" the month’s sales into a signed record. This prevents historical data from being manipulated and provides a clean cutoff for monthly VAT reporting.
Annual Report
What it is: A final totalizing receipt generated at the end of the fiscal year (usually December 31st).
Why it's used: Similar to the monthly report, but for the entire year. In Austria, the Annual Report must be printed, checked, and kept for 7 years. It serves as the ultimate "anchor" for your yearly turnover in the eyes of the financial authorities.
Select the desired tab, choose your date range (if applicable), and click Download to save the file to your device.
Pro Tip: We recommend downloading your Monthly Reports at the start of every month and your Journal Report (DEP) at least once a quarter to ensure you always have a local backup for the tax office.