KassenSichV and GoBD compliance. Already done.

The Kassensicherungsverordnung (KassenSichV) is German law requiring all POS and invoicing systems to be protected against manipulation with a certified Technical Security Element (TSE). It applies to all businesses issuing receipts for cash-equivalent transactions — including hotels, restaurants, and vacation rentals. The deadline passed in 2020; operating without a TSE-certified system is illegal.

Germany applies a reduced 7% VAT rate for overnight accommodation (Übernachtungsleistung) and a standard 19% rate for most other hotel services such as F&B, spa, or parking. Breakfast splitting rules apply when included in the room rate. Nokumo handles the correct split automatically.

DATEV is the software used by nearly all German accountants and tax advisors for bookkeeping and tax returns. Exporting your revenue data in DATEV format means your accountant can import it directly without manual re-entry. Nokumo produces a DATEV-compatible CSV export at the end of every period.

Nokumo supports both cloud TSE (via a certified provider like Fiskaly) and hardware TSE. Most German properties use the cloud TSE option, which requires no physical hardware. Nokumo connects to your TSE provider automatically and signs every transaction in real time.

Yes. Nokumo stores Kurtaxe rates for all German municipalities that levy it and calculates the correct amount per overnight stay. The data is exportable for the municipal Kurtaxemeldung report.

GoBD — the guidelines for electronic bookkeeping — require complete, immutable, traceable records. Nokumo's KassenSichV engine already signs and archives every transaction with a full audit trail, which is the GoBD evidence pattern; the page carries GoBD in its compliance badge.

The German e-invoice direction (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung, accelerated by ViDA) is a live 2026 query in DACH. Nokumo's EU ViDA readiness work covers structured e-invoicing in the EN 16931 direction, and Germany inherits it as platform updates — confirm current format coverage in the demo.

Accommodation carries 7%; F&B, minibar, and ancillary services carry 19%. Mixed invoices split automatically per line, so a half-board package prices its components at the correct rates without staff deciding tax treatment — the operational follow-through of the VAT-rates answer above.

Digitally signed transaction records, the TSE audit data, and your DATEV-compatible exports form the inspection package — archived for the legally required retention period. Your Steuerberater receives the same package in DATEV format, so advisor and auditor see identical data.