Cash Register & Expenses
Daily cash register reconciliation, explained
How cash payments post automatically, and how to reconcile and close out each day's drawer.
Before you start
One day open at a time
Only one register day can be open at once. Opening balance is pre-filled from yesterday's closing balance, but you can adjust it if the drawer doesn't actually match.
What posts automatically
Cash-method invoice payments and cash-method payment vouchers post an entry here automatically — marked "Auto" in the entry list, so you never have to log the same cash movement twice. Everything else — till top-ups, petty cash, miscellaneous adjustments — is logged manually as Cash in or Cash out, each with a required reason.
Closing the day
Close Day locks in that date's balance. Made a mistake and closed too early? See How to reopen a closed cash register day — there's a real recovery path, within a limited window.