Businesses in Hawassa, Ethiopia Begin Using Cash Register Machines
Businesses in Hawassa, capital of the Southern Regional State, started using cash register machines as of last Thursday. VAT registered businesses in the city have transferred from using hand prepared VAT receipts to using the cash registers according to the report. The cash register machines enable VAT registered businesses to abandon the use of VAT receipts except when power outages occur said Seleshi W/Mariam in charge of the tax awareness training process for the regional tax authority. The use of the electronic reporting machines ensures a smooth and speedy relationship between business and the tax authorities he explained. The system also avoids presumptive taxation according to Seleshi. The businesses were offered preparatory training on the use of the machines and the legal and regulatory directives that go with them said Seleshi . The use of the cash register machines in Hawassa is ground breaking for the Southern Regional State said Seleshi. It is expected that the system wi