Introduction of new-generation cash registers in Armenia to be postponed for one year
16.12.2014,
16:14
The National Assembly of Armenia passed today at first reading amendments to the law on application of cash registers.
YEREVAN, December 16. /ARKA/. The National Assembly of Armenia passed today at first reading amendments to the law on application of cash registers.
In accordance with the amendments, introduction of new-generation cash registers will be postponed for one year until January 1, 2016.
The amendments also give room to the government to reconsider terms of introduction of cash registers for various economic entities.
«The aim of the amendments is to provide wider powers to small and medium business for introduction of new-generation cash registers and solution of financial and technical problems to ensure a smooth implementation of the project,» Vakhtang Mirumyan, deputy finance minister, said at the parliament session while discussing the matter with lawmakers.
The Armenian government has repeatedly prolonged terms of introduction of new-generation cash registers. Names of the purchased goods will be mentioned on new types of checks, their number, price and the total price of the purchase.
The new cash registers were planned to be introduced by small and medium companies on January 1, 2015 and about 8,000 companies with over AMD 58 million have already introduced new cash registers and are using them. In accordance with one of the government’s previous decisions, other SMEs will enjoy preferences in introduction terms and prices.
A 128-Megabite nonerasable storage is one of new requirements to cash registers as well as operational and basic memory, room for placing memory card, for connecting to information system of tax agencies via 3G and GPRS Internet for making software changes and integrating new modules and carrying out transactions by using plastic cards. ---0-----
