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Cash Register Reconciliation Calculator

Reconcile your cash drawer count with expected sales.

Inputs

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$

Results

Over / Short

-$29.25

Total Cash Counted$820.75
Expected Total$850.00
Over/Short %3.44%
Status (1=Over, 0=Even, -1=Short)-1
Deposit Amount$620.75
Cash in Drawer$820.75
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the starting cash drawer amount at the beginning of the shift.
  2. Input total cash sales and any cash refunds processed during the shift.
  3. Enter the physical cash counted at drawer close.
  4. Review the Expected Cash Balance vs Actual Count to find overages or shortages.
  5. Use the Variance output to identify whether a discrepancy requires investigation.

How the result changes with Expected Cash Sales

Expected Cash SalesOver / Short
$100,000.00-$99,379.25
$350,000.00-$349,379.25
$650,000.00-$649,379.25
$900,000.00-$899,379.25

What each input means

Starting Cash
Cash in drawer at start of shift.
$100 Bills
Number of $100 bills.
$50 Bills
Number of $50 bills.
$20 Bills
Number of $20 bills.
$10 Bills
Number of $10 bills.
$5 Bills
Number of $5 bills.
$1 Bills
Number of $1 bills.
Total Coins
Total value of all coins.
Expected Cash Sales
Cash sales reported by POS system.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Starting Cash = 200, $100 Bills = 2, $50 Bills = 3, $20 Bills = 15 = 9 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Over / Short
    Over / Short
    -29.25 = $-29.25
  3. Calculate Total Cash Counted
    Total Cash Counted
    820.75 = $820.75
  4. Calculate Expected Total
    Expected Total
    850 = $850

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