How to read the end-of-day till
The till screen gathers the day's money in one place: wash takings, contract takings and expenses. Net till is what the three add up to. This page explains what each section tells you, where the cash-card split is made, and why the evening count has to match.
The till works per day
It opens on today; change the date to review any earlier day. With branches, All branches gives the combined till and picking one shows just that branch.
The sections on screen
- NET TILL: takings minus expenses. This is the figure you compare against the money in the drawer.
- WASH TAKINGS: the jobs handed over today. Each line shows cash and card separately.
- CONTRACT TAKINGS: money from monthly customers. It never blurs into wash revenue — "how much washing did I do" and "how many contracts did I sell" are different questions.
- EXPENSES: costs you entered during the day, plus any salaries you paid.
The cash-card split happens at handover
You choose the payment type when you hand the car over; the till only displays it afterwards. That is why the right place to get it right is the handover screen. One tap at the moment of payment beats trying to remember in the evening, and it is what keeps the till matching the cash in hand.
Adding an expense
When a cost comes up, tap Add expense: a description (say, the electricity bill), the amount, and an optional note. It comes off the same day's net till. You do not need to enter salaries separately — paying a salary posts to the till as an expense on its own.
Tap a line: detail and photos
Tapping a takings line opens the job detail: which services were done, who did them, and any photos. That is where your proof lives — a "that scratch was already there" argument ends with the photo taken before handover.
Period report: PDF and CSV
The Report button top right lets you pick a period and share it. The PDF goes to your accountant or your partner; the CSV opens in a spreadsheet so you can do your own maths. The report can show revenue by "the day it was collected" or "the day the work was done" — if you work on credit, that choice matters.
Common mistakes
- Mistaking credit work for takings: a job on account does not appear in the till; it enters when the money actually arrives. If your till looks low, check customer accounts first.
- Entering an expense the next morning: that day's net till reads too high and the next day too low. Both days are then wrong.
- Skipping the cash-card choice at handover: it is hard to correct later and the count will not match.