Cash closing: doing your accounts every evening

Open the day with a cash float

Count the money in the till before the first sale and write it down: that is the float. It is used to give change and should be found again the next day.

Close the till in the evening

• Take the day’s total sales.
• Split by payment method: cash, Wave, Orange Money, card, credit.
• Count the cash actually in the till.
• Work out expected cash: float + cash sales + repayments received − cash expenses paid.
• Compare: the difference is the cash gap.

Understand the gap

A small gap happens (change error). A gap that comes back every day must be explained: a sale or expense not recorded, a change error, or theft. The sooner you close after shutting, the easier it is to find the cause.

Separate sales, money received and credit

Total sales include credit; money received does not. For mobile money, compare with the account balance or statement. Kaislo never collects your money: it records how your customers paid you.

Day closing with Kaislo

Kaislo calculates total sales, money by payment method and expected cash; you enter the cash counted and the gap appears. The closing receipt can be printed or kept, and every day shows up in the Excel report.