Restaurant Business Tools

RECONCILE THE DRAWER BEFORE YOU CLOSE

Restaurant Daily Cash Drawer
Reconciliation & Over/Short Log

Reconcile expected cash with the drawer you actually count, record any over or short amount, and keep a clear closing record.

1

Drawer Information

Identify the business day, shift, and cash drawer you are reconciling.

Enter a date.
2

Expected Cash

Enter only cash movements that affect the drawer. Card sales are not needed for this calculation.

Expected Drawer Cash = Starting Cash + POS Cash Sales + Other Cash In − Cash Refunds − Paid Outs − Cash Tip Payouts − Cash Drops − Other Cash Out.
$
Cash placed in the drawer at the start of the shift.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Cash sales reported by the POS for this shift or business day.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Other cash added to the drawer outside POS cash sales.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Refunds paid out in cash.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Petty purchases or other cash expenses paid from the drawer.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Tips paid to staff from drawer cash.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Cash removed from the drawer during the shift and stored separately.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Other cash removed from the drawer.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
Expected Drawer Cash Preview—
Total Cash In—
Total Cash Out—
3

Count the Drawer

Enter the number of each bill and coin actually in the drawer. Amounts update automatically.

Count actual cash, not POS totals. Count fields accept whole pieces only. If the drawer is truly empty, enter 0 in any count field so the tool knows the drawer was counted.

Bills

DenominationCountAmount
$100
$0.00
$50
$0.00
$20
$0.00
$10
$0.00
$5
$0.00
$2
$0.00
$1
$0.00

Coins

DenominationCountAmount
$1 coin
$0.00
50¢
$0.00
25¢
$0.00
10¢
$0.00
5¢
$0.00
1¢
$0.00
$
Coin rolls, loose cash already totaled, or other counted cash.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
Actual Drawer Cash$0.00
Counted Pieces0
Count StatusNot counted
Enter bill or coin counts to confirm the drawer was counted.
Count the drawer before reconciling.
4

Deposit Planning (optional)

Estimate what can be removed from the counted drawer while leaving the bank you want for the next shift.

$
Cash you want to leave in the drawer for the next shift or business day.
Enter a non-negative amount with up to 2 decimals.
$
Only the portion of cash drops that is being included in the deposit.
Enter a non-negative amount no greater than Cash Drops / Pickups.
Cash to Remove from Drawer—
Estimated Deposit—
Cash drops are not automatically treated as deposit cash. Enter only the amount you actually intend to include in the deposit.
5

Reconcile Cash Drawer

Validate the inputs and compare expected cash with the cash actually counted.

Your data stays in this browser. Entered and saved reconciliation data is stored locally and is not sent to an external server.

Cash Drawer Reconciliation Summary

Compare expected drawer cash with the cash actually counted.

Saved Cash Reconciliations

Load or delete reconciliations saved in this browser.