Roadmap
KICKO rolls out in phases defined by customer scale and industry - not abstract feature buckets. Each phase widens two axes at once: the size of business we serve (revenue band + tax obligation) and the industries we cover.
As of 2026-06-10
Phase 1 (HKD · F&B) is feature-complete - in UAT since early June 2026, first production release targeted end-June. See the latest sprint review for the verified delivery status (not just the board).
Phase timeline
Phases at a glance
| Phase | Milestone | Business scale (revenue / tax) | Bookkeeping | Industries | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | UAT early-Jun → release end-Jun 2026 | revenue < 1B - only <200M exempt, else direct tax (PIT on % revenue); e-invoice at sale | book S1a | F&B | Feature-complete · In UAT |
| Phase 2 | Sep 2026 | + revenue 1-3B - PIT on % of revenue | books S1a / S2a | + multi-channel F&B · general retail · grocery | Planned |
| Phase 3 | Dec 2026 | + revenue 3-50B - VAT + CIT on profit | + 4 books S2b-e | + fashion · cosmetics · pharmacy · spa · hotel · karaoke · entertainment | Planned |
Phase 1 - HKD · F&B Feature-complete · In UAT
Terminology
HKD = household business (hộ kinh doanh), Vietnam's smallest business form. Book S1a / S2a / S2b-e are the official simplified-accounting books. PIT/CIT = Personal / Corporate Income Tax. Tax code = the business's tax identifier (MST).
Target: Household businesses (HKD) with revenue under 1 billion VND - the smallest (under 200M) are tax-exempt with e-invoice optional, the rest pay direct tax on a % of revenue with e-invoice at sale; simplest bookkeeping (book S1a). Industry: F&B.
Milestone: PRD on the new UI is complete and handed to the Nex team (design + dev). Sprint 1 synced to Jira. UAT begins early June 2026; first production release targeted end of June 2026.
Delivery status (as of 2026-05-28)
| Feature group | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Payment | Done | Cash · QR VNPAY · thermal-printer invoice · PhonePOS |
| Household-business onboarding | Done | Register account + verify · overview · login · logout |
| Device management | Done | POS terminal / printer · USB & network driver · secondary display (info + connection only; no device hub yet) |
| Reports | Done | Total-revenue dashboard + report by Org/partner - basic individual-customer (name + phone) |
| Products | Done | Standard product, add-on, combo, quota |
| Inventory (basic) | Done | Stock locations · view products in stock · manual stock adjustment · vendor list (info only; no payables yet) |
| Cash & expense | Done | Cash book + finance wallet · receipt voucher (no payment voucher in Phase 1) |
| Sales | Done | All Phase 1 sale tasks done |
| Store management | Done | Business Type for F&B · Merchant creation done · tax code (MST) resolved |
| Tax declaration | Done | Create + generate book API done · UI to view PDF · download XLSX + PDF |
| User management & permissions | Done | Casbin RBAC + assign user to Merchant. Internal: done. Store: create/manage user + role done. (Shift assignment is Phase 2.) |
Phase 1 known deferrals
Explicitly out of Phase 1, moving to a later phase:
- Device hub (centralised device control beyond connection info)
- Vendor payables / accounts-payable
- Payment voucher - only receipt voucher ships in Phase 1
- Shift assignment within store user management
The full done-inventory is Phase 1 - Delivered (16 groups, 74 features). The authoritative live status is the Feature Catalog (per-feature, from the registry) and the sprint reviews. This roadmap summarises; those track detail.
Phase 2 - wider scale + multi-industry Planned
Milestone: September 2026. Scale added: HKD revenue 1-3 billion VND - PIT on a percentage of revenue, bookkeeping book S2a (alongside S1a). Industries added: multi-channel F&B, general retail, grocery.
Full detail - twelve code-grounded epics with scope, dependencies, priorities, owners, live progress, and a proposed sequence - is in Phase 2 - Plan.
Area summary (high level only - the authoritative breakdown is the 12-epic Phase 2 - Plan):
| Area | Candidate scope |
|---|---|
| Inventory | Advanced stock: multi-location operations, inventory tickets, low-stock alerts UI |
| Sales / POS | KDS (send order to kitchen), POS shift open/close + cash reconciliation, QR self-order |
| Reports | X-Report / Z-Report per shift, profit (basic P&L), inventory & best-seller reports |
| Tax | Book S2a + declaration form 01/CNKD for the 1-3B band |
| Partners | Supplier payables, business-customer (tax code) management |
| Cash & expense | Payment voucher, shift cash pay-in/pay-out |
Phase 3 - full scale + deep verticals Planned
Milestone: December 2026. Scale added: HKD revenue 3-50 billion VND - PIT on profit (15%), full bookkeeping with the 4 books S2b-e. Industries added: fashion, cosmetics, pharmacy, spa, hotel, karaoke, entertainment.
| Area | Candidate scope |
|---|---|
| Inventory | BOM / lot / expiry (pharmacy, production), opening-balance import at scale |
| Loyalty & marketing | Vouchers, points, customer engagement |
| Reports & AI | Profit/loss reports, predictive analytics, alerts |
| Verticals | Industry bundles: spa appointments, hotel room management, pharmacy compliance, karaoke/entertainment |
| Tax | Books S2b-e, VAT-deduction + corporate-style handling for the 3-50B band |
How scale maps to tax obligation
| Revenue band | Tax status | Bookkeeping | First served in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200M VND | Exempt (VAT + PIT); e-invoice optional | S1a | Phase 1 |
| 200M - 1B VND | Direct tax - PIT on % of revenue | S1a | Phase 1 |
| 1B - 3B VND | PIT on % of revenue + mandatory connection | S2a | Phase 2 |
| Over 3B / enterprise | VAT + CIT on profit | S2b-e (4 books) | Phase 3 |
Tax Policy → Revenue bands is the canonical band reference. KICKO serves ≤ 1B in Phase 1, but only revenue under 200M is tax-exempt - the KICKO-band and the tax-obligation band are independent axes. Regulatory background: Decree 70/2025.
Related Pages
- Delivery hub · Traceability Matrix · Sprint Reviews
- Target Customers · Tax Policy
- Modules - what each phase delivers, in detail