POSitouch Setup for Discontinued Penny Use

Description: Learn how to apply rounding to the nearest nickel in POSitouch and understand the rules required now that pennies are no longer in circulation.  

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Back Office Setup 

1. From the Back Office Setup menu, select Payment > Forms of Payment.  
   
2. Add a form of payment called "PENNIES".  This will be an unused payment type that will not be displayed at the front of the house. This will be the account that accumulates the net rounding amount to ensure everything stays in balance.
        
3. From the Back Office Setup menu, select Payment > Payment System Options 1.      
   
4. Select More Flags.
   
5. Select the following options:
   1. Under the Cash Round Payment Type drop-down menu, select PENNIES.
   2. Set the Amount (cents) to 5.
   3. Select Ok.
      
6. Select Ok.
   
7. Select Immediate System Change.
   
8. Select Continue.
   

Rules for Penny Rounding

1. Each check can only use a Cash payment once.
2. If multiple tender types are applied, Cash must be the last payment type tendered.
3. Pennies are acceptable for payment, even though they are not given out as change.  For example, a check total is $37.56, and the customer gives that exact amount, the cashier would hit cash and then enter, and the drawer will expect $37.56 from that transaction.
4. Rounding is not applied for negative Cash payments.  This handles the cases of General Adjustment, Refunds, and Overrings where the cash amount is negative.