This article is Step 4E of the Understanding Accounting Integration series, covering the Cash Rounding control account. This account handles the small differences that arise when cash payments are rounded at the point of sale. For the full series, see Accounting Integration Setup: All Steps.
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The Cash Rounding Account is a General Ledger account used to record the difference between the exact amount owed on an invoice and the rounded cash amount a customer actually pays. It is only active when cash payment rounding has been enabled in your Blackpurl settings.
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This account is typically configured as either a Cost of Goods Sold or an Expense account in your chart of accounts.
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Cash payment rounding is enabled in System Settings under Settings and Controls, in the Price Settings section.
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When a customer pays by cash and the amount tendered differs from the invoice total, Blackpurl posts the difference to the Cash Rounding General Ledger account. The following example illustrates this.

To balance the difference between the amount required and the amount paid, Blackpurl creates a journal entry to the Cash Rounding General Ledger account and Customer Deposits. This journal entry is posted automatically and will appear in your connected accounting package.
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