How to close the cash drawer properly
A daily cash count is the simplest way to stop leakage at the counter. Done the same way every evening, it catches mistakes while everyone still remembers the day.
- Count by denomination. Sort notes into ৳1000, ৳500, ৳200, ৳100, ৳50, ৳20, ৳10 and coins. Count each pile and type the number — the tool does the multiplication.
- Work out the expected cash. Expected = opening float + cash sales + other cash received − cash paid out (expenses, refunds, supplier payments).
- Compare. If the drawer is over, a sale was probably not entered. If it is short, recount, then check expenses, refunds and change given.
- Keep a float. Leave the same small float (for example ৳2,000 in small notes) for tomorrow and deposit or hand over the rest.
Tips
- Count with two people when the amount is large, and sign the count sheet.
- Keep ৳10 and ৳20 notes in the float — most change problems come from running out of small notes.
- Save the count every day; the log shows if shortages keep happening on the same shift.
A POS records every cash sale, refund and expense as it happens, so the expected cash is calculated for you — you only count the drawer.
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