The so-called Anti-Fraud Law, published in the Official State Gazette as Ley 11/2021, of July 9 brings a new obligation for companies and freelancers.
Its objective is to disallow the production and possession of computer programs and systems that allow the manipulation of accounting and management data, and it is accompanied by the corresponding penalties, which can reach up to 150,000 euros for companies marketing this type of software and 50,000 euros per year for those who use them.
Although the date of its implementation was last 11/10/21, it was not until 05/12/23 that a mandatory date for compliance was set: July 1, 2025.
Thus, it is clear that a certification is mandatory, by which the developers would certify that our customers will comply with the law, but not at all the way of certifying the software by the developer company. The sanction, on the other hand, is clear:
GSol's intention is to provide the best service to companies, and of course comply with the law, so, today what we have clear is that our programs must comply with the following:
Integrity
a prior obligation
When recording information, it must be kept authentic and complete.
Conservation
a previous obligation
Failure to retain information is already considered a serious tax violation, with a penalty proportional to the volume. infracción tributaria grave
Accessibility
access control
The information must always be accessible by all users to whom access has been granted, through encrypted names and passwords, and with specific roles.
Readability
understandable information
It must comply with standard formats for readability, and must not be encoded, to allow its verification.
Traceability
to be able to follow the processes
It must be recorded who creates or modifies each document, as well as all its related document management, keeping a complete traceability of all sales and purchase processes.
Inalterability
no interpolations, omissions or alterations
The information must always remain the same, and this unalterability must never be broken.
Does your current application comply?
As a summary of the above points, the application itself must:
- guarantee automatic copies,
- maintain an exhaustive and unalterable record,
- allow access from anywhere and with guarantees,
- display the information as it is, allowing easy export,
- guarantee that it has not been modified, by means of blockchain or the signature of some kind of certificate..
And how does GSol comply?
And how does GSol comply? With the commitment and full confidence that we have in Odoo, we are sure that we can guarantee - because this law is about that, developer guarantees - the points required by this law, and we have the ability to adapt to any requirement. In this way, we ensure that our customers are more covered and at ease.
On the other hand, and to meet each of the requirements, in GSol we have decided to stop supporting our old management and vertical programs, which included billing and / or accounting. Although we have always had an anti-fraud mentality and none of our programs allow us to keep a B box or parallel accounting, as of today, we can not certify that our customers do not comply with any of the above precepts.
Emphasize that, as our current customers already know, they have a 20% discount to migrate from their current program to the new Odoo 17, to meet all the requirements of this law quickly and be prepared for future changes.
Hopefully we have shed some light on your doubts, as there are still many, and we look forward to your comments.
- Text updated on 06/12/23 -
Anti-Fraud Law