Transmission of sales data: simplified fiscalization for small businesses

The small merchant market is changing: florists, hairdressers, artisans, street vendors, and micro businesses are looking for simpler, more flexible, and more affordable alternatives to traditional RT devices. And today, thanks to SIGN IT, you can finally offer them a concrete, secure, and compliant solution.

Simplify the POS for over 60% of Italian businesses

In Italy, sole proprietorships make up around 60% of all active businesses. These are small businesses, often run by a single person, with very clear needs:

• Reduce fixed costs
• Simplify tax management
• Avoid technical constraints
• Stay compliant with new regulations

SIGN IT Lite, the light cloud based version of SIGN It, was designed for them too. The digitalization of tax processes is now a daily reality, even for small merchants. The traditional RT devices, long the backbone of the point of sale, is increasingly showing its limits.

If you're a POS solution provider, now is the time to evolve your offering. How? By integrating SIGN IT, designed to simplify the transmission of electronic receipts, lighten your infrastructure, reduce post sales support needs, and help you transition to the cloud. Furthermore, integrating SIGN IT Lite ensures a smooth, uninterrupted, and automatic upgrade to the full SIGN IT solution.

Let’s take a step back: what are “Corrispettivi”?

In the Italian tax context, corrispettivi are the fiscal data collected by a business for the sale of goods or services when an invoice is not issued.

This category mainly applies to consumer facing businesses such as shops, restaurants, artisans, and retailers and is distinct from revenues documented by invoices. The corrispettivo is the amount paid by the final customer, including applicable taxes (like VAT), and must be properly recorded according to tax laws.

Typical use cases where corrispettivi need to be transmitted to the Italian Tax Authority

• Over the counter sales in bars or restaurants
• In store purchases
• Personal services (hairdressers, beauticians, physiotherapists)
• Manual car washes
• Street vendors

In all these cases, if the customer does not request an invoice, the payment must be also documented through a commercial document.

Who is required to issue a commercial document?

A RT device is an electronic device that issues payment receipts, stores data, and transmits tax information to the Italian Revenue Agency. 

According to Art. 22 of Presidential Decree 633/1972, the following are required to use a RT devices:

• Retailers
• Hospitality and restaurant operators
• Food and beverage service providers
• Public transportation and service companies
• Street vendors

These entities must issue a commercial document (unless an invoice is requested) and perform a closing of corrispettivi.

What the legislation says: sales data can now be sent via cloud

With the introduction of Legislative Decree 1/2024, Article 24 brings a groundbreaking update: the electronic storage and telematic submission of receipts can now be done in cloud, without the need for a RT device.

Cloud solutions, as defined by the Technical Specifications (e.g., Provision No. 111204 of March 7, 2025), must:

• Generate commercial documents 
• Transmit receipts to the Italian Revenue Agency daily or on a deferred basis
• Integrate with electronic payment systems (POS, ecommerce)

This regulatory evolution fully legitimizes the use of solutions like SIGN IT, API based tools ready for rapid POS integration.

Hardware limitations in small businesses: a problem for providers too

Many solution providers face recurring hardware related issues on a daily basis:

• Manual or remote updates to cash registers
• Transmission errors due to power outages, disconnections, or bugs
• Duplicated or incorrectly printed receipts
• High support demand due to bureaucratic issues

Every open support ticket is time taken away from more strategic projects. This is where the cloud truly makes a difference.

The cloud simplifies everything: why integrate SIGN IT

SIGN IT is an API solution designed to manage receipt submissions fully digitally, without relying on physical hardware.

Benefits for the provider:

• Offer a lightweight solution for clients with basic needs
• Expand your portfolio without changing your existing infrastructure
• Reduce post sales support costs
• Provide an intuitive interface, even for non technical users
• Easy integration via API

Benefits for the merchant:

• Submit receipts in just a few clicks
• No need to buy or maintain expensive hardware
• Full compliance with Italian tax regulations
• Works on mobile devices or tablets

SIGN IT Lite for sole proprietorship

SIGN IT, available now in the Lite version, is also designed for micro and sole proprietorships, businesses that, despite limited resources, must still meet strict tax obligations.

SIGN IT Lite provides a secure, cost effective, ready to use cloud solution that eliminates the need for certified hardware. It’s ideal for shopkeepers, freelancers, street vendors, and small merchants who want to manage receipts quickly, compliantly, and without complications, preparing for the full cloud transition expected by 2026.

Building the POS of the future together

The POS of the future will be hybrid, digital, and connected. Cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and omnichannel integration will help retailers optimize everything from operations to compliance.

Traditional hardware will gradually be replaced by scalable software solutions accessible from any device. Meanwhile, physical stores will become experiential hubs where real time data guides smart, targeted decisions. The result? A more efficient, sustainable, and future ready retail environment.

Integrate SIGN IT Lite into your POS solution

The POS market is undergoing a major transformation. Merchants are demanding simple, flexible, and fully compliant solutions. With SIGN IT, you can provide a tangible answer reducing complexity for merchants and streamlining post sale operations.

SIGN IT Lite is the fast and simple API to connect the POS system to the Italian Revenue Agency, send electronic receipts, and generate commercial documents in full compliance with new fiscal requirements all without a telematic cash register.

This API allows for a fast and smooth cloud transition once our SIGN IT solution is certified and officially approved.