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Note: Make the follow entries to give cash back on a credit-card transaction: Put the credit-card amount in Payment 2 and make payment 1 for cash with 0 for the amount 0. BCSS will deduct the amount of change due from Payment 1 (cash), making it a minus number. Cash total and credit-card totals for the day will be correct.

Set a percentage to be deducted from settlements for credit-card sales. (Version 5.1.6170 7/26/11)

1. In BCSS go to File, Program Setup, Consignors tab.
2. Enter the amount to be deducted as a decimal value:

   

For each credit-card sale, a settlement document will be prepared for each consignor who sold something on the invoice. When a settlement is opened, the amount deducted will be displayed in the Deductions field:

How to Process Credit Cards Using BCSS

1. You'll first need a Merchant Account (bank account) and a credit-card processing service. They provide a card swiper/pin pad and complete instructions for processing credit cards.

   At POS:

2. In BCSS, process a new sale and select the card type (Visa, MC, Discover, Debit, Amex).
3. Save the sale and print an invoice (receipt).
4. Swipe the card and process the card transaction.

BCSS Credit-Card Payment Reports

Reports for Single Credit-Card Types

• Click on Reports on the Main Menu and select Sales.
• Select the card type (Visa, MC, etc.) from the drop-down list for '1st Pay Method'.
• Use other settings to narrow the scope of the report.
• Click on Print the Report or View the Report.

Reports for All Credit-Card Types

• Click on Reports on the Main Menu and select Sales.
• Select the card type (Visa, MC, etc.) from the drop-down list for '1st Pay Method'.
• Use other settings to narrow the scope of the report.
• Click on Sales Recap.
• Uncheck all options except Payment Recap.
• Click Preview/Print.

QuickBooks Merchant Services

Intuit's QuickBooks is not a good software program for consignment shops because QuickBooks doesn't support consignment settlements or payments other than checks. Intuit's credit card processing is integrated with QuickBooks software, which requires that an Intuit Sales Invoice be completed in addition to completing the BCSS invoice. It has been suggested that a card swiper could be used that doesn't incorporate Intuit's software but we are unaware of anyone who has used that work around successfully.

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