Petty Cash
This page covers the petty cash workflow in Acqui POS.
Petty cash is used when cash needs to leave the register for incidental business purchases and to record returned change when the purchase is complete.
Permissions
Section titled “Permissions”- Petty cash is gated by the
Petty Cashpermission. - If this option is not visible in the POS, contact your administrator to check your permissions.
Taking Petty Cash
Section titled “Taking Petty Cash”Use Take Petty Cash when cash is taken from the register for a business purchase.
- Select your team profile before recording the movement.
- Enter the amount being taken.
- Optionally attach a receipt or use Upload with AI to pre-fill the amount from a scanned receipt.
- The movement is recorded against the open register session immediately.
Returning Change
Section titled “Returning Change”Use Return Change when unused cash from a petty cash incident comes back to the register.
- Select the open petty cash incident you are closing.
- Enter the receipt value if the purchase is now confirmed.
- POS calculates the expected change from the incident balance automatically.
- Attach or upload a receipt to complete the incident record.
Receipt Attachment
Section titled “Receipt Attachment”- Receipts can be attached manually or through Upload with AI.
- AI upload extracts the receipt amount and pre-fills the field — review the value before confirming.
- Receipts are stored against the incident for reconciliation.
Effect on End of Day
Section titled “Effect on End of Day”- Petty cash taken reduces the expected closing cash.
- Change returned increases the expected closing cash.
- Both movements appear in the petty cash section of the end-of-day summary.