Industry · Farm shop & direct seller
The POS system for farm shops & direct sellers
Keeps ringing up without internet – made for the farm on the edge of town.
Own produce, piece goods and a few shelf items: in the farm shop everything lands on one receipt – fruit and vegetables at 7%, the crate of juice with a deposit, plus the weekend rush when everyone arrives at once. DiKAS runs on the tablet you already have – and in local operation it simply keeps going when the coverage hole at the edge of town swallows the internet again.
How it works for you
Saturday morning, farm shop packed – and the coverage hole strikes
A queue at the till: apples, eggs, two crates of juice with deposit, plus a voucher for the mother-in-law. In the middle of the rush the internet drops – nothing unusual on the edge of town. Your till doesn’t notice: DiKAS keeps ringing up locally, offsets the deposit on the same receipt and books fruit and vegetables at 7% automatically. In the evening: end-of-day close in seconds, everything TSE-signed.
internet needed – local operation keeps running without a line
a month – cloud TSE included in Basic
tax rates under control – 7% and 19% automatically per item
DiKAS in action
This is what it looks like in the venue
Tax rates
7% and 19% kept cleanly apart
Reduced or full: the tax rate is attached to the item and shown correctly on the receipt – no thinking required at the till.
Vouchers
Voucher sold, revenue today
Sell vouchers right at the till and redeem them later – popular as a gift, cleanly documented (customer loyalty from Gastro).
Close
Simply be done in the evening
End-of-day close in seconds, cash book kept cleanly – the documents for your tax advisor and the tax office come along by themselves.
Features
What DiKAS brings for you
Keeps ringing up without internet – local operation on your own network
Learn moreFast sales by tap or barcode scan
Learn more7% and 19% VAT automatically per item – shown cleanly on the receipt
Deposit in, deposit out – crates of juice offset on the same receipt
Seasonal items set up quickly – import your price list with AI
Sell & redeem vouchers (customer loyalty from Gastro)
Cash or card – your own card terminal (ZVT), no transaction fees to DiKAS
Tax-office registration § 146a straight from the program
DSFinV-K & GoBD exports for your tax advisor
TSE-signed (KassenSichV)
Recommended plan
Basic
For the farm shop the Basic plan is enough: 1 client and the cloud TSE are included, cancellable monthly. Add stock & inventory as a module when needed.
Cloud TSE included in the Basic plan (€12/month from Gastro, or optionally a one-off Swissbit hardware €269*) · free choice of payment · cancel monthly, no minimum term
* The TSE hardware is certified for a 5-year term; after that it is replaced.
Frequently asked
Farm shop & direct seller: good to know
Does the till work with poor internet?
Yes – that is the decisive point on the edge of town: in local operation DiKAS keeps ringing up on your own network, even when the internet line drops. Only pure cloud operation needs a connection.
Operation modes at a glance →I have no IT experience – can I manage this?
That is what DiKAS is made for: tap items, take payment, done. On request the AI imports your price list from a photo – items, prices and tax rates are set up in minutes. Nothing to install, nothing to maintain.
Do I have to register the till with the tax office?
Yes – electronic recording systems with a TSE must be registered with the tax office (§ 146a para. 4 AO). DiKAS prepares all registration data ready to copy, or submits the registration straight from the program with an ELSTER certificate.
Does the planned registered-till requirement affect me?
If your annual turnover is above €100,000, very likely: the obligation is planned from 1 January 2028 (ministry draft bill, not yet law). Under the draft, anyone who crosses the threshold for the first time is obliged from 1 April of the following year – so waiting is not worth it.
To the cash-register obligation overview →How do I model deposits on crates of juice?
Deposit is charged as a separate item and offset on return – sale and deposit return land on the same receipt.
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