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Best practices, accounting and cash register systems

If you’re obliged to submit annual accounts and/or obliged to submit income statements to the assessment authorities or the VAT return to the tax authorities, you have a bookkeeping obligation.

  • Cash register systems

    From 1 January 2017, only cash register systems that satisfy the requirements of the Cash Register System Act and the Cash Register System Regulation can be sold. The deadline for enterprises with a bookkeeping obligation to upgrade their cash register systems or get a new system is 1 January 2019.
  • SAF-T Financial

    SAF-T Financial is a standard format used in the exchange of accounting data. SAF-T, or Standard Audit File-Tax, is the result of a joint development collaboration between trade organisations, system providers and the Tax Administration, following a recommendation by the OECD.
  • Best practices for daily operations

  • Sjekkliste for å velge regnskapssystem

    For mange er det enklere, raskere og riktigere å rapportere til Skatteetaten fra et regnskapssystem.
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