Electronic Sales Suppression: Introduction of software standards
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Detail of outcome
The Government has published a summary of the responses to the consultation on electronic sales suppression (ESS). Given the feedback from this consultation, the Government will proceed will introduce mandatory software standards for Electronic Point of Sale and Mobile Point of Sale systems to tackle ESS. HMRC will engage with stakeholders and publish a technical consultation in summer 2027, setting out detailed implementation proposals.
Original consultation
Consultation description
HMRC is consulting on proposals to introduce software standards to prevent electronic sales suppression, also called till fraud. This is a method used to hide or reduce the apparent value of sales.
This consultation will interest Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) developers, businesses using Point of Sale (POS), and organisations concerned with tax compliance.