If you run a restaurant in Málaga or any municipality on the Costa del Sol as an SL or SA, you have until 1 January 2027 for your POS to issue tickets compliant with Verifactu. If you’re self-employed (autónomo), until July 2027. Those dates might look comfortable from June 2026. They aren’t.

The Costa del Sol’s high season starts in June and doesn’t let up until October. A beach bar (chiringuito) in La Carihuela in Torremolinos, a restaurant with a terrace on Fuengirola’s Paseo Marítimo, or a grill house in Marbella can’t afford to switch POS systems while doing 60 covers a sitting. The time to make the change is now, in the October-to-February window, when operations allow it.

This guide is written specifically for restaurateurs in Málaga and the Costa del Sol. The national guide to Verifactu already exists — if you want the full technical background, read the complete Verifactu guide for restaurants. Here we’ll focus on what changes when your business is on the coast.

The window you have, and the one you don’t

For a restaurant inland in Spain, a POS migration can happen at any time of year. For a Costa del Sol restaurant, the calendar has blocked-off stretches.

Period	Operating situation	Migrate the POS?
Jun – Sep 2026	High season: full terraces, peak tourism	❌ Terrible timing
Oct – Feb 2026–27	Low or mid season: reduced covers	✅ Best window
Mar – May 2027	Pre-season: the venue gears up to open or reopen	✅ Last window
Jun 2027 onwards	2027 high season	❌ Too late if you’re an SL

If your restaurant operates as an SL, the deadline is 1 January 2027 — meaning you need to be operating on Verifactu before the 2027 pre-season begins. That leaves the autumn-winter 2026 window as the only comfortable margin to migrate.

If you’re self-employed, you have until July 2027, but that doesn’t mean you should wait. A chiringuito that closes in October 2026 and reopens in April 2027 should reach that reopening already running a Verifactu-compliant POS — not discover mid-season that the system doesn’t comply.

Chiringuitos and terraces: the Costa del Sol’s specific case

The Costa del Sol has a type of business that doesn’t exist in quite the same way anywhere else in Spain: the seasonal chiringuito. These are venues that open in April or May, run at full capacity until September and close in October. Many operate without stable Wi-Fi — the beachfront of Torremolinos, La Cala de Mijas or Playa de la Rada in Estepona are typical examples.

For this type of business, Verifactu has a practical implication that goes beyond tax compliance:

The kitchen printer you use matters. If your POS sends orders over Wi-Fi and the chiringuito’s Wi-Fi is unstable, a kitchen printer with Bluetooth SPP (Serial Port Profile) is the solution: the waiter’s tablet sends the order straight to the printer over Bluetooth, without going through the router. The Verifactu system keeps working regardless, because the ticket is generated and digitally signed in the cloud — printing is a separate layer.

Bouzon POS runs in the cloud (any tablet, any browser), signs tickets with Verifactu in real time and supports kitchen printers over Bluetooth SPP. That stack works in chiringuitos in Torremolinos, on terraces in Fuengirola, on the seafront in Estepona and in venues in Mijas Costa, with no need to install anything on site or depend on the quality of the Wi-Fi along the seafront promenade.

What Verifactu means in practice

Don’t get drawn into the technical debate around the decree: what you need to know as a Málaga restaurateur is this.

From January 2027 (SL) or July 2027 (self-employed), every ticket your POS prints must carry a QR code. That QR points to the Agencia Tributaria’s (AEAT) database, where any inspector or customer can verify that the ticket is genuine and hasn’t been modified.

The system chains all tickets together like a blockchain: if someone deletes or edits a past ticket, the chain breaks and the AEAT detects it. Penalties run up to €50,000 per financial year for the restaurateur using a non-compliant system — not just for the POS provider.

What you actually have to do is less than you’ll have been told:

Get your FNMT certificate (if you’re an SL, the legal-entity representative certificate, ~€20.50; if you’re self-employed, the individual certificate, ~€14).
Require your provider’s written declaration of responsibility (declaración responsable) for the software (Article 13 of RD 1007/2023). And note this carefully: there is no census or software registry you need to sign up for — the AEAT says so literally: “no prior registration of the SIF product by anyone is envisaged”. If someone offers to “process your registration on the census”, they’re charging you for a procedure that doesn’t exist.
Activate Verifactu in the POS control panel and verify it with a test ticket.

You do that process once. After that, compliance is completely automatic: the POS generates the QR on every payment, includes it on the printed ticket and sends the record to the AEAT in the background. You don’t have to think about it during service.

The most common mistake in Málaga hospitality

Many restaurant owners in Málaga believe Verifactu is their accountant’s or tax adviser’s responsibility. It isn’t. Your adviser can help you get the FNMT certificate and handle the paperwork with the AEAT, but technical compliance depends on the POS you use. If your POS doesn’t generate the hash chain or the validation QR, your adviser can’t fix that.

The question to ask your POS provider isn’t “are you Verifactu-compatible?” but “can you show me a real production ticket with the QR and tell me which AEAT validation URL that QR points to?” If they can’t, the system isn’t ready.

There are plenty of providers on the market who say “compatible” or “in progress”. That might be true by January 2027 — or they might switch it on at the last minute. That isn’t a risk you should take on with fines of up to €50,000 hanging over you.

Bouzon POS on the Costa del Sol: what being local changes

Bouzon Digital is based in Benalmádena, in Arroyo de la Miel. That isn’t a symbolic detail: it means that when you have a question about your POS configuration in Benalmádena, support doesn’t come from a call centre in Madrid. It means that when the Torremolinos chiringuito opens in April, someone from here can be on site for the setup if needed.

Bouzon POS has the Verifactu engine built in and integrated. It’s included in the base subscription (€29.99/month): it isn’t a paid add-on module, doesn’t require an external partner, and adds no cost to the switch. Bar de Carnes in Benalmádena — the first local customer with the full stack — is already running on the cloud POS, with modifiers for meat doneness (6 levels) and side dish (5 options), and is ready to activate Verifactu as soon as Pablo uploads his FNMT certificate — which is the only procedure involved.

If your restaurant is in Málaga city, in Marbella or in any municipality on the Costa del Sol, the no-obligation consultation is a WhatsApp conversation: no sales demo, no hour-long presentation. Just how many covers you have, what kind of modifiers you use, and when you want the switch done.

Checklist for Costa del Sol restaurateurs

Know whether your business is an SL/SA (→ January 2027) or self-employed (→ July 2027)
Ask your current POS provider whether it shows the Verifactu QR on a real ticket today
If it doesn’t, plan the migration for autumn-winter 2026 (outside high season)
Get the FNMT certificate (1–2 weeks, online or in-person)
Ask your provider for the software’s written declaration of responsibility (there’s no census to fill in: that procedure doesn’t exist)
Activate Verifactu and run the test ticket before 1 January 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Verifactu become mandatory for my restaurant in Málaga if I’m self-employed? 1 July 2027. But if your high season starts in June, your POS will be at full load when that date arrives. Better to migrate at the start of the season (March–May 2027) or, ideally, over the winter of 2026–2027.

Can my tax adviser in Málaga handle Verifactu for me? Your adviser can help you with the FNMT certificate and the paperwork with the AEAT, but technical compliance depends on the POS you use. If your POS doesn’t generate the validation QR, your adviser can’t fix that.

Can I keep using the till I already have? Probably not, if it’s a locally installed system without a confirmed Verifactu update. Check with the manufacturer and ask for written confirmation of the activation date.

Does a cloud POS work in a chiringuito without stable Wi-Fi? Yes, with a kitchen printer using Bluetooth SPP. The cloud generates and signs the ticket (Verifactu) over the internet; the order print goes straight from the tablet to the printer over Bluetooth, without going through the router. This is the usual solution for chiringuitos in La Carihuela, Fuengirola’s Paseo Marítimo, Estepona’s Playa de la Rada and La Cala de Mijas.

Does Bouzon Digital offer in-person support in Málaga and the Costa del Sol? Yes. We’re based in Arroyo de la Miel (Benalmádena) and offer in-person or guided video-call setup for restaurants in Málaga, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Fuengirola, Marbella, Estepona and Mijas Costa. Get in touch via WhatsApp to arrange it.

Verifactu for Restaurants in Málaga and Costa del Sol: Everything You Need to Do Before 2027