Question 1

Do I need to register for VAT before I choose a POS?

Accepted Answer

In the Philippines, VAT registration generally becomes mandatory once gross sales exceed PHP 3,000,000 in a twelve-month period, and below that many businesses fall under the percentage tax regime instead. It matters for your POS choice because VAT-registered sellers need receipts and reports built around VAT-inclusive pricing and the quarterly VAT return (2550Q). Confirm current rules with BIR or a local tax professional before you set your tax settings.

Question 2

Is Tallium AI BIR-accredited?

Accepted Answer

No — Tallium AI is a business management app, not a BIR-accredited POS machine or Computerised Accounting System. If your setup requires an accredited system with a permit to use, keep that receipting arrangement in place and run Tallium AI alongside it for inventory, e-commerce and your books. Confirm your specific accreditation obligations with BIR or a local tax professional, since they vary by taxpayer type and receipt volume.

Question 3

What does Tallium AI actually cost for a two-branch shop?

Accepted Answer

Pricing is per unit, per month, in USD: a shop or store unit is $79, an online store is $159, a warehouse is $99 and a factory is $269. Two shops would be two shop units, and every unit includes the full core — accounting, tax handling, receipt scanning, reports, the mobile app, AI insights and email support. There is no free trial; billing starts at signup and you can cancel anytime.

Question 4

How many staff can use it?

Accepted Answer

As many as you need — every plan includes unlimited users with no per-seat fee. Roles and permissions let you give a cashier till access only, a supervisor stock and refunds, and your accountant the books, so growing the team never changes your bill.

Question 5

Can it handle both my physical store and my Shopee or website sales?

Accepted Answer

Add an online store unit and your web catalogue shares one stock pool with the counter, so a sale in either place updates the other and your reports. If most of your online volume sits inside a marketplace like Shopee or Lazada, check what a vendor offers for that specific channel — some local POS products have deeper marketplace connectors, and that may matter more to you than an all-in-one account.

Question 6

What happens to my sales if the internet goes down?

Accepted Answer

Tallium AI is a cloud app, so a reliable connection matters at the counter and a mobile data backup is worth setting up. If outages are frequent where you trade, be honest about that in your shortlist — an offline-capable local till may serve the counter better, and you can still use Tallium AI for inventory, e-commerce and accounting behind it.

Feature	Tallium AI	other POS software in Philippines
What you get in one account	POS, inventory, purchase orders, e-commerce, full accounting, plus the Tallium AI suite's Marketing and CRM — one login, one bill.	Usually the POS and stock module. Books, online store and CRM are separate subscriptions you connect yourself.
User licences	Unlimited users on every plan. Add cashiers, a stock clerk, your bookkeeper and your accountant at no extra cost.	Very commonly priced per user or per terminal, so the bill grows every time you hire or open a lane.
Pricing	Flat USD per unit per month: shop/store $79, online store $159, warehouse $99, factory $269. Billed monthly, paid from signup, cancel anytime. No free trial.	Often cheaper at entry level and quoted in pesos, which is easier to budget — but tiers, add-ons and per-seat fees can stack up.
VAT handling	VAT-inclusive and VAT-exempt lines, zero-rated sales, TIN on customer records, and reports you can use to prepare the quarterly VAT return (2550Q).	Mature local systems often handle Philippine VAT presentation on receipts well, sometimes with BIR-accredited receipt formats Tallium AI does not claim.
BIR accreditation and CAS	Not a BIR-accredited CAS or POS machine. Use it as your business management app and keep BIR-compliant receipting as your accreditation route requires.	Some Philippine vendors are BIR-accredited and handle the permit-to-use paperwork for you — a real advantage if that is a hard requirement for your setup.
E-invoicing / BIR EIS	Structured invoice and sales data you can export; no direct EIS transmission today.	A few local providers have built EIS transmission for taxpayers covered by the mandate. Ask any vendor to show it live, not on a roadmap.
Inventory across locations	Multi-location stock, transfers, reorder points, and warehouse units when you outgrow a stockroom — same data as the POS and the books.	Branch stock is common; deep warehouse features usually mean a separate inventory product and a sync between the two.
Selling online	Online store unit shares one product catalogue and stock pool with your counter, so a shop sale drops web stock immediately.	Typically an integration to Shopee, Lazada or a webstore, which works well but adds a connector to maintain and a sync delay to watch.
Bookkeeping and receipts	AI receipt scanning and categorisation, bank reconciliation, expenses and financial statements built in — no month-end export ritual.	POS totals are exported or pushed to QuickBooks or Xero, which many Philippine accountants know inside out — a genuine plus.
Offline at the counter	Cloud-first with a mobile app; a stable connection matters, so plan a backup line if your area has frequent outages.	Locally installed tills often keep ringing sales through a blackout or ISP outage. If your barangay loses power often, weigh this heavily.
Support	Email support at support@tallium.online from Tallium Technologies FZ-LLC, Dubai.	Local vendors can offer phone support in Filipino and on-site help — worth paying for if you want someone to visit the store.

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