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Cash Float and Till Count Sheet

A free printable till count sheet — denomination by denomination at open and close, reconciled against the till, with the difference written down.

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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Count a drawer properly and record the variance, so a pattern of small differences becomes visible instead of being quietly absorbed.

Who it is for

Shops, cafés, pubs, market traders, clubs with a bar, and anyone running a till.

How to use it

Count into the denominations rather than guessing at a total.
Count at open and at close, and have a second person check where you can.
Write the difference down even when it is small, and especially when it is regular.
Record what explains a difference, if anything does.
File the sheets — the pattern across a month is the useful part.

What is on the sheet

One page, top to bottom:

Printed under the title: Counted at open, counted at close, reconciled against what the till says — with the difference written down rather than absorbed.

Write the difference down. The point of a till sheet is the variance line. A drawer that is twenty out every Friday is telling you something, and it only becomes visible when somebody writes the difference down instead of quietly making it up. No float figure is printed here — that is your decision and your business's.

Write-on lines: Business or site · Till or drawer · Date · Shift

Count

Table, 7 rows: Denomination · Opening — number · Opening — value · Closing — number · Closing — value

Write-on lines: Total cash counted · Less float retained · Cash to bank

Reconciliation

Write-on lines: Till reading — cash · Card takings · Other tender · Paid out · Refunds · Expected cash · Actual cash · Difference over or short · Explained by

Signature strip: Counted by · Checked by · Date

Questions

What float should I keep?

The sheet does not say, because it depends on your business, your prices and how people pay. Decide it once, write it on the sheet, and then count against it.

Why bother when the till prints a report?

Because the till report tells you what should be in the drawer. This tells you what is. The whole point is the difference between the two.