# End of day

> At the end of the day: takings per payment method and VAT rate, finishing open orders, counting the cash and closing the day.

`F8` opens End of day. You see **today**; with `Ctrl+←` and `Ctrl+→` (or the arrows) you look at the day before or after, and on the left are the **recent days** with their state: *Closed*, *3 open*, *Not closed*.

[![End of day](https://kwikeat.com/images/manual/en/dagafsluiting.png)](https://kwikeat.com/images/manual/en/dagafsluiting.png)

## What is "the day"?

A day is a **calendar day**: from 00:00 to 23:59 of that date, by the moment the order was placed. An order placed at 23:55 and collected after midnight belongs to the day before.

## What you see

- **Takings** per payment method. What hasn't been paid is under *to pay*. Cancelled orders don't count; they are listed separately, with their amount and reason.
- **VAT** per rate, excl. and incl. VAT.
- **Orders**: how many, collection and delivery, in the shop and on the web, and the average amount.
- **Cash**: the opening float, the cash takings, what is expected and what you counted.
- **Journal**: whether the [order journal](https://kwikeat.com/manual/orderjournaal) is in order, with **Export…**.

## Finishing open orders

If orders are still open (not picked up or delivered), you see them under **Still open**. Tap an order to open it, or tap **Finish all**: they are marked picked up or delivered and leave the order board. What hasn't been paid stays under *to pay* in the takings.

You don't have to do this to close; KwikEat does ask.

## Counting the cash

1. Under **Opening float** enter how much was in the drawer this morning.
2. Count the cash and under **Counted** enter what is **in the drawer** now.
3. KwikEat works out what should be there (float + cash takings) and shows the **difference**: *right*, *over* or *short*.
4. If there is a difference, put the reason under **Note**.

Cash takings come from the payment methods set to **cash** in Settings. If none is, KwikEat says so.

## Closing

Tap **Close day** (`F12`). You can **print** the End of day, on the receipt printer.

Made a mistake? **Close again** replaces the count. The earlier close stays in the journal, so it shows that a correction was made.

:::tip
Let KwikEat make a **backup** right after closing. See [Backup](https://kwikeat.com/manual/back-up).
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:::note
In Germany and France KwikEat doesn't count cash: there the totals are an *order overview, not fiscal*, and you count the cash in your own till. See [Order mode](https://kwikeat.com/manual/bestelmodus).
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Source: https://kwikeat.com/manual/dagafsluiting