Legally sound from day one
Online booking and a till touch two laws: the GDPR and the German KassenSichV. Terminz meets both out of the box, so the liability does not land on you.
What the law requires
Seven obligations apply to a service business in Germany. Here is when each started, who it applies to, and what Terminz takes care of.
Since 2020
TSE requirement for electronic tills
- Applies to
- Every business with an electronic POS system. An open cash drawer is exempt, but hardly workable alongside digital booking.
- With us
- Cloud TSE through Fiskaly, a signature on every receipt, at no extra cost.
Since 2020
Receipt obligation
- Applies to
- Every business with an electronic till, on every single transaction.
- With us
- A printed receipt, or a QR code the customer scans themselves.
Since 2025
Registering your till with the tax office
- Applies to
- Every electronic till in use has to be reported to the tax office (§ 146a (4) AO).
- With us
- You assemble the report from the dashboard, serial number and TSE details included.
Since 2015
Process documentation under GoBD
- Applies to
- Every business keeping digital books. It is asked for at the latest during a cash audit.
- With us
- We supply the documentation for the system; you only add the part about your own operation.
Since 2025
Being able to receive e-invoices
- Applies to
- Every company doing business with other companies, whatever its size.
- With us
- Outgoing invoices are stored audit-proof. What you need in order to receive them is covered in our guide.
Since 2022
Working time records
- Applies to
- Every employer has to record the start, end and duration of daily working time.
- With us
- Clock in and out on the terminal; corrections and leave go through requests.
Since 2018
GDPR
- Applies to
- Anyone processing customer data. An online booking already counts as processing.
- With us
- Servers in Germany, DPA included, role permissions and deletion routines.
Two of them in detail
The till requirement and data protection are where most businesses get stuck. Each has its own page.
Germany's TSE
Germany's KassenSichV fiscal signing obligation explained for hair, beauty and nail salons. Terminz signs via Fiskaly, GDPR-compliant, hosted in Germany.
GDPR-compliant
GDPR-compliant booking software for hair, beauty and wellness: servers in Germany, a Data Processing Agreement, encryption and full data control.
This page explains the legal position and is not legal advice. For your specific case, please ask your tax adviser or a lawyer.
TSE-compliant POS with Terminz
You don't have to fight through legal texts, providers and configuration. Terminz delivers a TSE-compliant POS as part of the platform. Let us show you how it works in a demo.