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Why Do Accountants Require Direct Transfer of Orders?
Learn how the direct single transfer of online orders to your POS system supports accounting and compliance.
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Many accountants and bookkeeping professionals recommend that restaurants transfer orders from delivery platforms directly and individually into their POS system, rather than posting revenues in bulk at the end of the month.
Benefits of Individual Order Transfer for Accounting
Injecting every order automatically via MERGEPORT into your POS provides significant operational benefits and transparency:
- Enhanced Traceability: Every item sold and every transaction is documented individually in the POS with the correct tax rates applied.
- Easy Reconciliations: Accountants and auditors can directly match individual platform reports (such as Lieferando, Wolt, or Uber Eats) with the corresponding POS receipts.
- Prevention of Typing Errors: Eliminating the need to manually copy orders from a tablet to the POS prevents transcription errors and incorrect tax assignments.
Legal Framework and Compliance
In countries like Germany (GoBD, KassenSichV) and Austria, regulations require transactions to be recorded in an immediate, complete, and unalterable manner.
- Important Note: Using MERGEPORT does not automatically guarantee GoBD, KassenSichV, or general legal compliance for your business. MERGEPORT acts purely as a technical middleware layer.
- Compliance depends heavily on the setup, certification, and configuration of your POS system, as well as on your internal operational workflows.