Walkthrough · article 09 of 24

Logging cash + card
splits on the same day.

Why splitting the day into BAR and EC rows gets you a more honest fee number.

Ibrahim Ölmez Ibrahim ÖlmezFounder · nouz · 5 min read · Updated this week
Same entry, two columns. The standard manual entry has both BAR and EC fields on one row. Filling both is the normal path — that's the split.

Every revenue entry in nouz has cash and card as separate columns. The split isn't optional — it's what makes the transaction-fee math come out right. Knowing how to use it efficiently saves you typing every evening.

01 Why split the day

The transaction-fee percentage is applied to card revenue only. If you lumped cash and card together as a single number, the fee math would either over-charge cash or under-charge card — neither is accurate.

02 One row, two columns

The default revenue entry form has two fields side-by-side: BAR for cash, EC for card. Type both. The fee % applies to EC only; net revenue is computed correctly.

If you only had cash that day (no card transactions), leave EC at 0. Same the other way — leave BAR at 0 for an all-card day. The form accepts zeros without complaint.

03 When to split into two rows

Most of the time, one row is fine. Two rows on the same day make sense if you want to track different revenue contexts separately:

  • Morning vs evening shift — if your accountant wants to see the split.
  • Two different staff handovers — each closing their own till independently.
  • Pop-up event + regular service on the same date.

Each row stands on its own in the P&L; their cash + card columns sum independently. The fee math runs per row, which means it's correct whether you split or not.

04 How totals reconcile

However you split (one row or many), the day's totals reconcile cleanly:

  • Day gross = sum of all rows' cash + card.
  • Day fees = sum of (each row's card × fee% snapshot at that row's save time).
  • Day net = day gross − day tax − day fees.

You can verify this by comparing the per-entry totals on the Revenue list against the day's P&L line. They'll always match.

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