The till guide

10 · Close of day

Card terminal batch and the variance

managerWhere: Close day · CARD TERMINAL BATCH

For a venue on its own card machine. The card appears only when there are external card tenders to tie.

  1. 1Yusker rang on the card terminal is every Credit and Debit tender tonight, sales plus tips, what the terminal's batch should read.
  2. 2Print the batch on the terminal and type its total under Total from your card terminal's end-of-day batch (sales + tips). Tips on the batch are optional.
  3. 3The line under it answers as you type: Balanced in mint, or −$14.06 vs Yusker in amber. Check the terminal before you close; the variance goes on the record.
  4. 4Close the day. The record shows Card terminal batch, Variance, and recorded on the close ✓.

Leave it blank if there was no card terminal tonight. A mis-keyed record stays open to a re-key: key it again and close again.

Related: Your own card terminal: Credit and Debit · Close the day

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