Paying Money out of the Cash Drawer in Simple View

Introduction to Simple View | Opening the Cash Drawer

Cash sometimes needs to be removed from the cash drawer. For example, you may remove cash from the cash drawer to:

- Buy office supplies

- Donate to a local charitable organization

- Pay employees tip amounts recorded on non-cash sales

- Purchase pizza for an office party

- Have less cash on hand, for security reasons

To record a cash drawer payout:

1. In New Sales Receipt form of Simple View, click Cash Payout. The Cash Payout dialog opens.

2. Select from or enter your name in the Cashier drop-down list.

3. Note: If the security is enabled, the name of current cashier is auto-populated in the Cashier drop-down list. In this case, you need to log in to change the cashier name.

4. In the Amount field, enter the amount you are taking out from the cash drawer.

5. If you are using QuickBooks financial software, select a QuickBooks account from the in the Account drop-down list.

5. Enter a comment in the Comment field. This required field is typically used to record how the cash was used or to whom it was paid.

6. Select OK.

A Payout receipt is generated and placed in the sales history. The amount of the payout is recorded as a negative amount.

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