This article will specifically address some of the confusion created by having tip at time of purchase and fee-based programs built to cover the cost of accepting tips.
Fee on Tip Reconciliation for P-Line Batch Reports
Below is what the batch report will look like from any of the P-series devices:
Line Item Explanation of Batch Report
Total Batch: total of all base amounts, tips, and adjustments
Base Amount: total of just the initial dollar amount entered into the terminal (this would match POS sales report $10 burger = $10 base amount)
Total Tip: total of the amount of tip BEFORE any adjustment workflows.
Total w/o Tip: Total base plus base adjustment plus adjustments on tips - does not include tips.
Total Fee: Total of all fees collected on both base amounts and tip amounts
Total w/o Fee: Base amount plus tip amount not including any adjustments
Total w/o fee w/o tip: This is just the base amount again. If the merchant was collecting calculated taxes on the terminal, it would show here.
Now, let’s reconcile an actual batch.
Below you’ll find the receipts for six transactions included on the above report: