BOX: cash register closure

The cash register is a very useful tool for controlling the payments that occur throughout the day at the center.

Cash register closures are usually done when a worker finishes their shift or at the end of the day when the center closes its doors. The closure will reflect whether there is a discrepancy between the payments that have been made with the program and what we actually have in the physical cash register at the center.

We must not confuse the cash register with billing. The cash register is a mere calculator that adds or subtracts from the initial change of the day the payments and returns that are made throughout the day in cash, card at reception or another accepted form of payment (gourmet checks, restaurant tickets, etc). However, the program's billing reflects all the payments and returns that exist in the center, encompassing all the forms of payment enabled in the center (cash, card, direct debits, online payments with the virtual POS, etc).

To perform the cash register closure, we will follow the following steps:
1.- Go to the menu Cash/Select Cash Register.

2.- Click on the cash register that we are going to close.

3.- Click on Close Cash Register.

4.- The program will show us a new screen where we will have to complete the following sections:

• Cash: we will enter the amount of coins and bills that we have of each type. We can also use the Free box to enter the entire amount at once.

• Card: we will add up the amount of all the copies of the payments by card terminal that have been made

5.- The section According to the program will show the total cash payments that the cash register has (Initial change + cash payments) and the total card payments.

6.- Difference: if there is a difference between the amount we have entered and what the program has reflected, this section will indicate the amount of discrepancy.

• Amount in negative and in red color: it means that the amount we have said we have in the cash register is less than what the program has reflected.

• Amount in positive and in blue color: it means that the amount we have said we have in the cash register is greater than what the program has reflected.

7.- Finally, the program asks how much money you want to leave in the cash register drawer for the next day. We will indicate the amount in the white box.

8.- Next, the program will calculate how much we need to withdraw to leave the cash register with the indicated amount. If we are finally going to withdraw it, we will indicate it in the Withdrawal box.

9.- Finally, click on Close Cash Register.

Following the closure, a screen will appear with a summary of the closure that will need to be accepted to finalize the cash register closure.

Important note: If at the end of the day the center has not closed the cash register, the program will automatically close it at 4:00 am. The next day, the suggested opening balance will be the total amount in the cash register since the last closure.