Replacing a fiscal drive: what you need to know

You must act strictly according to the law

The fiscal drive is a compact miniature unit that is located in the cash register. It is necessary to store information about all receipts issued by the outlet. According to current legislation, replacement of a fiscal drive can be carried out by the owner of a cash register device or a specialized organization, but only in cases provided for by law.

Who can you trust to replace your fiscal drive?

Many owners of cash registers and fiscal registrars opt for a turnkey fiscal storage device replacement service. For this, you can contact KASSCENTER LLC ( https://kasscenter.ru/product/zamena-fiskalnogo-nakopitela/ ), which supplies cash registers, cash register machines, fiscal registrars, software and hardware systems (SHS), POS systems, and trade automation equipment to all regions of the country. In addition, our specialists provide technical maintenance (technical support), warranty and post-warranty repairs for cash registers, registration of cash registers with the Federal Tax Service (FTS of Russia), and business automation services.

When can you change your fiscal drive?

You can replace this cash register element for one of the following reasons:

• expiration date - the fiscal accumulator is designed to operate for no more than thirteen months, if the entrepreneur does not work on preferential terms. Many modern cash registers automatically notify you about the need to replace the fiscal drive due to its expiration date;
• the internal memory is full – the device can store information about only 200-300 receipts. It is impossible to expand the memory, you can only replace the fiscal drive;
• change of owner of a cash register - the drive contains information about the owner, which is not adjusted, so you only need to replace the drive with data about the new owner;
• error – fiscal drives may encounter errors;
• breaking.

It is simply impossible to replace the fiscal medium at will. This is prohibited by current law.

How to replace a fiscal drive

When replacing a fiscal drive, the procedure is standard and implies:

• preliminary preparation - completion of the current shift and transfer of information to the fiscal operator;
• closing the drive archive;
• removing the old drive and installing a new one.

After this, you must contact the Federal Tax Service and register a new drive.