Tip Bucket FAQs
When should Tip Bucket Payins be initiated?
When should Tip Bucket Payins be initiated?
The Tip Bucket payin workflow depends on the preferred tip splitting method your store utilizes:For the following tip splitting methods, the Tip Bucket Payin must be initiated within the time frame of the preferred tip splitting method:
- Split Tips By Transaction: Tip Bucket Payins must occur prior to any shift change, such as employees clocking in or out for a shift.
Example - Employee Clock Out
- Veronica and Betty are on a shift together and receive $10 in cash jar tips. Betty is about to clock out and leave for the day.
- Before Betty clocks out, a Tip Bucket Payin must be initiated. This records the $10 received when Veronica and Betty were on shift together and splits the amount evenly between both individuals.
Example - Employee Clocking In
- Veronica and Betty are on a shift together and receive $10 in cash jar tips. Archie just arrived and is about to clock in.
- Before Archie clocks in, a Tip Bucket Payin must be initiated. This records the $10 received when only Veronica and Betty were on shift and does not split the tips with Archie who clocked in afterwards.
- Split Tips By Day: Tip Bucket Payins must occur before the day ends.
- Split Tips By Week: Tip Bucket Payins must occur before the week ends.
- Split Tips By Pay Period: Tip Bucket Payins must occur before the pay period ends.
All Tip Bucket Payins should be submitted prior to cash drawer Close Out at the end of each day.
How do Tip Buckets work with Dripos Payroll?
How do Tip Buckets work with Dripos Payroll?
- Paycheck Tips: For Dripos Payroll users with Tip Payout set to Paycheck Tips, the Tip Bucket amounts will be split according to your Tip Calculation Method and paid out to employees via paycheck.
- Cash Tips: For Dripos Payroll users with Tip Payout set to Cash Tips, the Tip Bucket amounts will be split according to your Tip Calculation Method and recorded in payroll as cash tips for tax reporting purposes.
- Learn more about the Cash Tip Payouts workflow here.
What Role Permissions do employees need to initiate Tip Bucket Payins?
What Role Permissions do employees need to initiate Tip Bucket Payins?
To allow employees to initiate Tip Bucket Payins on the Point of Sale, they must be assigned a Role with the Role Permissions > Sales > Sales Full or Tips enabled.
Initiate a Tip Bucket Payin on the POS
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Log in to the Point of Sale. Press the tribar (≡) at the top left of the screen and navigate to the Cash tab
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Press the Back button if you are viewing your cash drawer page or select Tip Buckets tab in the left sidebar
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Press the Tip Bucket Payin button in the middle of the page
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Enter the Amount being moved from the tip jar into the cash drawer and input the Employee Pin
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Click Submit
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View your open cash drawer and confirm the Tip Bucket Payin under Events
View and Edit Tip Bucket Events
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Log in to the Dashboard and navigate to Operations > Cash Management
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Select the Tip Buckets tab
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Review the Tip Bucket details
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Click the Edit button to update the amount and hit Save