Manage your cash payments with Cash Register

The Cash Register is a digital ledger, available exclusively in app, to help you track and manage your cash transactions.

In this guide, find out how to:

Get and access your Cash Register

Record payments you've received and ones you've paid

Edit your transactions and generate a transaction report

Close your Cash Register

Cash Register helps your business

Choose this account if cash remains your main way of taking (and making) payments and you need to:

Log all your cash purchases and sales

Get your ATM withdrawals and cash deposits entered automatically

Gain real-time insights into your cash balance, income, and expenses

Effortlessly complete your tax return

Keep your records audit-ready

Track your personal cash for business expenses

Get a Cash Register account

If you want to open a Cash Register:

Log in to your Tide app

Tap Accounts > Account Overview

Tap Tide Cash Register > Next

Enter your account display name

Approve and confirm

Access your Cash Register

To access your Cash Register, tap:

Accounts > find it listed within the card carrousel

Account Overview > it'll be listed separately

Within it, you'll see your account name, transaction history, and total balance.

By the way, if you don't like your Cash Register account name, you can change it by tapping:

Accounts > select your Cash Register card > Details > Edit nickname > enter your new account name > Save

Record cash payments you've received

Use Record Cash In to log in any cash payments made by customers to your account. To record a cash transaction, tap:

Accounts > select your Cash Register account > Record Cash In

Enter the amount and customer name (both items are mandatory) > type in the date and time > include a reference

Confirm

Note that cash deposits made via PayPoint or Post Office will be automatically recorded into your Cash Register.

Record cash you've paid

Use Record Cash Out to log in any cash payments you’ve withdrawn out of your account. To record a cash transaction, tap:

Accounts > select your Cash Register account > Record Cash Out

Enter the amount and customer name (both items are a must) > type in the date and time > include a reference

Confirm

Keep in mind that the Cash Register will automatically record ATM withdrawals from your main business account as cash entering your Cash Register.

Edit your cash transactions

To edit your cash transactions, tap Accounts > select your Cash Register account > under Transactions > +View more > find the specific transaction.

Once you open the transaction, you'll see a detailed audit trail, as to who updated the transaction and when, alongside the original and changed values.

Within this screen, you can also:

Change or add category – Match the cash payment to the HMRC-compliant category it fits under (ie. income, personal cash)

Add or edit receipt – Upload all receipts and invoices as attachments

Add tags – Create custom labels to help you prepare more accurate financial reports

Add a note – Easily prepare your financial reports or get ready for tax season

Update your VAT information – Edit your VAT return only within the VAT filing period

Edit transaction – Update your recorded cash (this excludes Cash deposit, ATM withdrawals, and matched invoices) within the current VAT filing period

All the changes you make are saved automatically and reflected in your Cash Register.

Delete a cash transaction

To delete a transaction, tap:

Accounts > select your Cash Register account > under Transactions > +View more > find the specific transaction to > Remove transaction

Generate a transaction report for your Cash Register

You can view your cash transactions, when clicking on the respective account in Accounts.

Otherwise, you can also generate a transaction report for a custom date range. Tap:

Accounts > select your Cash Register account > Details >

Generate cash transactions report > enter your start and end date

Generate the statement

The report will include your company details, total cash in and out, and transaction details.

Just so you know, the Cash Register account doesn't actually process your money. It works as a digital ledger that reflects all the data you've entered.

Close your Cash Register

You can request to close your Cash Register via our Member Support Team. In the app, tap the Support icon in the top right corner > Messages to get in touch with us.

Our team will guide you through the process, which is simpler than closing a traditional bank account as no actual funds are held.