Illustrative scenario
One search result mentions 2027, another article mentions 2028.
Note whether both articles discuss the same draft. A newer year alone explains neither the legal position nor an individual start date.
What you can prepare
- Open the official source behind the claim.
- Record the document date, source and whether it is a draft or current law.
- Flag claims lacking a verifiable basis for further assessment.
Information stays current through comparison with a specific source, not through a year in a page title.
Worksheet to take with youUnderstand the draft correctly
The draft addresses taxpayers with a trade or business, an agricultural or forestry business, or a liberal profession. A turnover figure alone therefore does not determine its scope.
The government draft generally proposes an electronic cash-register obligation from 2028 for total turnover of more than €100,000 in the calendar year . It explicitly refers to the turnover definition in § 19(2), sentence 1 UStG.
An exemption is proposed for taxpayers who accept cash and have cash turnover of less than €12,000 in the calendar year . Businesses that only accept card payments cannot therefore infer an automatic exemption from zero cash turnover.
The draft alone does not create a purchase deadline today.
Thresholds & open questions