EFTPOS Surcharging (Fred POS Tills)

POS Tills

Surcharges can only be applied to a transaction if configured with a compatible EFTPOS Terminals.

The application of the surcharge to the sale is controlled by the EFTPOS merchant. This is where you will configure the surcharges per card type.

Fred POS Tills do not have the ability to add a surcharge at the time of sale.

Card surcharges must not be more than what it costs a business to use that payment type and can be investigated by the Australia Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) if a business charges excessive payment surcharges.

You can read more on the ACCC website here: Card surcharges

How to Setup EFTPOS surcharges

It is recommended to contact your Bank to initiate the process and get their recommended surcharge % for each card type.

Once you have the recommended surcharge percentages per card type, contact your EFTPOS merchant provider to assist in configuration on your EFTPOS machine or merchant portal.

Record an EFTPOS Surcharge – Set up (Optional)

If you have card surcharges enabled on your EFTPOS machines, these figures are not captured in Fred POS Till (original), as they are applied at the time of completing the EFTPOS transaction.

This article describes a method to record a total daily surcharge before the Z Report is completed, to help reconcile the EFTPOS Batch Entry amount.

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X, Z and ZZ Reports

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