What’s RKSV (Registrierkassen) compliance and does my Magento store need it?

RKSV (Registrierkassen-Sicherheitsverordnung, 2017) is Austria’s cash-register security law, every cash transaction above €7,500 / year requires a tamper-proof, signed, QR-coded receipt. It was designed for brick-and-mortar but applies to hybrid online + retail businesses too.

When does it apply to your Magento store?

• Pure online B2C / B2B, RKSV does not apply. You’re fine with standard Magento invoices.
• Hybrid online + retail, if you also sell in a physical shop (Heuriger-Weinhandel, Trafik, ski shop, Wien boutique with both shop + online), the retail side needs an RKSV-compliant cash register, and orders that ship from a physical location may need RKSV documentation too.
• Click & collect, if customers pay on pickup at your shop, that’s a cash transaction subject to RKSV.

For Magento we integrate with RKSV-certified POS systems (BMD, Helmut Schmidt, ready2order, foxsy, GASTRO-MIS), Magento places the order, POS issues the RKSV-compliant receipt with signed QR code, both systems sync via webhooks. We’ve done this for Vienna boutiques, Salzburg restaurants doing online ordering, and Tirol ski-rental shops.