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# Cash drawer close calculator

Calculate expected cash and compare it with the amount counted at shift close.

[How to use it](<https://nightlysoftware.com/en/tools/cash-close#guia>)

Your figures are calculated in this browser. They are not saved or sent. Amounts in MXN; use a dot for cents. An empty field means pending.

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Movements in the same drawer and shift

Opening float

Cash sales received

Cash refunds paid

Other cash paid in

Cash withdrawals and other pay-outs

Cash counted at close

## Result

Expected = opening float + cash sales − refunds + other cash in − withdrawals. Cards and transfers do not enter the physical cash balance.

Complete pending amounts with nonnegative numbers of up to two decimals. Enter 0 when you verified that no movement occurred.

Download calculation CSV[Read the example and sourced guide](<https://nightlysoftware.com/en/blog/cash-drawer-close-shift-differences>)

How to use it

## Cash drawer close calculator in three steps

Keep cash separate from cards and transfers. Add float, cash sales, paid-in cash, refunds and withdrawals; download the calculation to review a difference.

1.  01 
    
    ### Define the drawer and shift
    
    Use the same interval and opening float received. Do not add card or transfer sales to physical drawer cash.
    
2.  02 
    
    ### Record and count
    
    Enter cash sales, refunds, other paid-in cash and withdrawals. Count physical cash; use 0 when no movement occurred.
    
3.  03 
    
    ### Review the difference
    
    Compare counted minus expected. Download the calculation and review receipts, withdrawals and recount before closing; a discrepancy does not prove theft.
    

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I calculate a cash drawer close? 

Expected cash = opening float + cash sales received − cash refunds paid + other cash paid in − withdrawals. The difference is counted cash minus expected cash for the same drawer and shift.

### Do I include cards and bank transfers? 

Not in physical cash. Reconcile those separately; a recorded sale does not always mean money received in the drawer.

### Does an empty field mean zero? 

No. Empty means pending and blocks the result. Paid-in cash, refunds and withdrawals initially show 0: change them if movements occurred.

### Do you save or send my figures? 

No. Calculation and download happen in this browser without sign-up. Contact links do not include your figures.

## Do your shifts fail to reconcile in your system?

Bring an example without personal data and the report you need. We review the process and what to configure, connect or build.

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Canonical: https://nightlysoftware.com/en/tools/cash-close

Updated: 2026-10-08

Description: Calculate expected cash from opening float, cash sales, refunds, paid-in cash and withdrawals. Compare your count and download the CSV calculation.