Daily Close & Reconciliation
At the end of the day (or whenever you finish on the register), close the shift so your drawer is reconciled and your reports are clean.
Closing the shift
- At Point of Sale → Register, tap End shift in the header
- Count the physical cash in your drawer
- Enter it as Closing cash
- Tap Close shift
The shift is locked and HandyBook records the closing count.
Reading the variance
Open the shift under Point of Sale → Shifts → View. The detail page shows:
- Opening cash — your starting count
- Expected — opening plus cash sales, what should be in the drawer
- Closing cash — what you counted at close
- Variance — closing minus expected
Variance is color-coded across the Shifts list and detail: green when it's effectively zero, amber for a small difference, red when short by more than a dollar. Investigate anything more than a few dollars — it's usually a miscount, but a consistent shortfall is worth chasing.
Reviewing the day's sales
Point of Sale → Sales lists every transaction. Set the From / To dates; the header tallies the count and gross for the range. Click View on any sale for its line items, payment method, and refunds.
POS Reports
Point of Sale → Reports summarizes performance over a date range:
- Summary cards — Sales (count), Gross, Discounts, and Net
- Daily breakdown — a per-day table of sale count, gross, tax, discount, and net, with a net trend bar; a Total row sums the range
- Top items — the best sellers by units and revenue, with a share bar
Adjust the From / To dates to change every section at once.
FAQ
What if I forget to close at end of day? Nothing breaks — the shift stays Open until you close it from the Register. Close promptly so the variance reflects a real drawer count.
Can I record cash drops or petty-cash payouts during a shift? Not in the current build — the shift tracks opening cash, closing cash, and the expected/variance figures. Keep payout receipts separately.
Is there a printed Z-report? There's no separate Z-report document. The shift detail page is your end-of-session summary; individual sale receipts print or email from the Receipt dialog.
Do card sales reconcile with Stripe automatically? The variance check is about the cash drawer. Card and check tenders are recorded on each sale; reconcile card settlement in your Stripe dashboard.
Does this work across locations? Each register's shift closes independently. Reports and Sales aggregate across your organization.