# Split Bills and Close-out | NextUp Walk-in Source: https://nextupwalkin.com/features/split-bills-and-close-out > Split a bill evenly, by amount or by items, with each share paid its own way. Close out the day with money in by method and a cash count that adds up. Every plan # Split any bill, and close a day that adds up Split a bill evenly, by amount or by items, and let each person pay their own share. At the end of the day, count the drawer and see who did not pay, with the live difference and a reason. [Start your free trial](https://nextupwalkin.com/signup) [How it works](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/split-bills-and-close-out#how) - Evenly, by amount or by items - One tip per bill - Pay on their own phone - Cash drawer count ## Split a bill in three steps Open the bill and press Split this bill. Choose how to split, take this share, then see what is left. - **Evenly.**Split it 2 to 20 ways. The first payments take the extra cent and the last one takes exactly what is left. - **By amount.**Pick Half, Remaining or Custom, up to what is left. - **By items.**Tick what this person is paying for. A shared item can be split in halves, thirds or any number of shares up to 20. - **Adds up to the cent.**Discounts, sales tax and any deposit are shared out, and the last person’s items take what is left. **Checkout · Split this bill** Bill**$100.00** Paid**$60.00** Left**$40.00Share 1 of 3**Cash · $33.34 **Share 2 of 3**Card reader · $33.33 **Share 3 of 3**Waiting on their phone · $33.33QR Example: a bill split three ways, in the checkout panel. ## Each share, paid its own way One bill can take a mix of payments, each with its own tip, and the bill is paid by itself when the last one brings it to zero. - **Any mix.**Cash, another way, a card reader, Tap to Pay, the M2 reader, a gift card, store credit or the customer’s phone, two cards included. - **Their own phone.**Make a link for a share. The customer scans the QR code, adds a tip worked out on their share and pays by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. - **One tip per bill.**Each payment can have its own tip, or turn on “Tip on the whole bill” once. A second one is refused. - **Refunds one at a time.**Refunds on a split bill go back one payment at a time, each the way it was paid. **Checkout · This shareTheir phone**Link and QR for this share **Cash**Change due shown **Gift card**Up to their items **Tip**Worked out on this share Example: choosing how one share is paid. ## Close out the day Owners and managers open Checkout, then Close out the day, to see the day in one place and count the cash drawer. - **Who did not pay.**Walked out, left open or never checked out, in red at the top, each with Collect and Cancel bill. - **Money in.**Card, cash, other, total and tips, with any refunds given that day. - **A live difference.**Type the starting cash and the cash you counted. The difference shows at once: green when it matches, red when short, orange when over. - **How we got the total.**Lists the starting cash, each cash payment (time, name, bill number) and cash refunds, so you can see why the drawer should hold that much. **Checkout · Close out the day** Card**$642.00** Cash**$318.00** Tips**$96.00Left without paying**Jo R. · $35.00Collect **Cash drawer**Counted $468.00 · Short $20.00 **Reason**Change given wrong Example: the close-out at the end of the day. ## How it works - 1 ### Open the bill From the Checkout page, or with Checkout on the Staff Screen. - 2 ### Split and take each share Choose evenly, by amount or by items, then pay each share the way that person wants. - 3 ### Close out the day See who did not pay and the money in by method, then count the drawer. - 4 ### Add a reason If the count is off, write why. The day closes with the reason on record. ## Who it’s for - ### Restaurant A table of six splits by seat. Each person pays their own share on their phone, with their own tip. - ### Hair salon Two friends split a color and a cut by items, one on cash and one on a card reader. - ### Barbershop The owner closes out each evening: cash counted, tips shown and the walkout collected next visit. ## The small things - ### Cash tips A tip handed over in cash is recorded for the team member’s payroll and is not counted in the close-out drawer. - ### Unpaid tab Walkouts show on the Unpaid tab with a Collect button, and a red alert on the Staff Screen at their next check-in. - ### Split by seat On the Restaurant plan, a table’s bill can also be split by seat. - ### Every payment listed Receipts, the close-out and reports list each payment on a split bill. ## Questions Which plans have it? Splitting a bill and the close-out are in checkout, which is on every plan. Taking cards needs your own Stripe account, and the card fee applies to card payments. How many ways can I split a bill? Evenly from 2 to 20 ways, or by amount or items. Customers can have up to 20 shares waiting on one bill. What if a share is never paid on a phone? A share waiting on a phone holds its amount for about half an hour. If it is not paid by then, the amount is left to pay again. Can I close the day with unpaid bills open? Yes. The day’s unpaid count and total are recorded with it. ## Goes well with - [Checkout and card paymentsTake payment for a visit, any way.](https://nextupwalkin.com/product/payments) - [Receipt printingPrint an itemized receipt, and reprint any paid bill.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/receipt-printing) - [Gift cardsA gift card can pay one person’s items.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/gift-cards) - [Accounting and reportsClose-outs feed your books.](https://nextupwalkin.com/features/accounting-reports) ## End the night knowing it adds up Start the free trial, split your first bill and close out your first day. 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