Which split
Open the Bill and the Split tab. Choose one of three ways:
| Way | Use it when | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Split Equally | The guests share the total | Set Guests (2 to 12). The screen shows Each guest pays: Rs. X (and the last guest Rs. Y when the total does not divide to the paisa) and offers Cash, Card or QR |
| Split by Items | Each guest pays for what they ate | Give every dish to a guest (G1, G2...). The screen shows each guest's share, then offers Cash, Card or QR |
| Custom Amounts | The guests pay unequal amounts, with their own methods | Type each guest's amount and choose its method. Amounts balance — ready to post appears when they add up to the total, to the paisa; press Post Split Payments |
- Choose the way and the guests
- Set the amounts
- Post
What each guest pays
Every split adds up exactly to the bill's TOTAL; the paisa left over by rounding goes on the last guest.
- Split by Items: each guest pays their dishes, plus their share of the bill's charges and discounts (service charge, bill discount, round-off) in proportion to their dishes, plus the VAT of their own dishes that carry VAT. A guest who had only dishes without VAT pays no VAT. Under each guest's share the screen shows items X + charges Y + VAT Z. A guest whose dishes were all comped pays nothing.
- Split Equally: the total in equal shares to the paisa: three guests of 1000 pay 333.33, 333.33 and 333.34.
- Custom Amounts: you type the shares; they must add up to the total to the paisa before you can post.
The shares come from the same charges as the invoice, so the payments always clear it. A bill whose payments do not cover its total is refused: The payments (Rs. X) do not cover the bill total (Rs. Y). Take the remaining Rs. Z, or make it a due sale.
A tip on a split bill
A tip is not part of the bill, so it is not in the guests' shares: the shares add up to the bill's TOTAL, and the tip is paid on top. Type it in Tip (not part of the invoice) at the top of the Split tab (it is the same tip as on the Bill tab). With Split Equally and Split by Items the tip is taken with the method you press; with Custom Amounts choose who pays it in Tip paid by (its method is that guest's). To collect (bill + tip) shows the whole amount. The tip is recorded in Tips payable, not in sales (Bill the table and take payment).
| Area | Change |
|---|---|
| Table | The check closes; the table is Needs Cleaning |
| Invoice and IRD | One sales invoice for the whole check; IRD-ready, following the company's IRD setting |
| Customer or cash | One receipt per cash or bank ledger: the guests' cash payments together into the cash book, card and QR into the default bank |
| Tip | Not on the invoice: one receipt into the cash book or default bank of the guest who paid it, credited to Tips payable |
| Cash shift | The guests' cash is in the shift's expected cash; their card and QR payments are in Card and QR (Open and close the cash shift) |
| Stock | Leaves the branch's default store, as for any bill |
Common questions
Can each guest get their own invoice?
No. One invoice for the check; the payments are separate.
The amounts do not add up.
Split Equally and Split by Items always add up to the total. On Custom Amounts the screen shows Total: Rs. X (Grand: Rs. Y) until they match to the paisa.
Why does one guest pay a paisa more?
The total does not divide exactly; the paisa left over goes on the last guest.
A guest wants to pay by card and another by cash.
Use Custom Amounts, or Split Pay on the Bill tab.
Why does guest 2 pay VAT on less than the whole of their share?
VAT is worked out on the dishes that carry VAT only. Guest 2's water carries none, so their VAT is on the Fried Rice and its share of the service charge.