How to fill out a deposit slip for cash
Short answer: write your bills on the Currency line and your coins on the Coin line. Add them for the subtotal. If you aren't taking any cash back, the same amount goes on the Net Deposit line.
Deposit slips look more complicated than they are. For a cash-only deposit, you can ignore about half of the boxes.
Before you start
Count the money first, and split it into bills and coins. Use a slip from your own checkbook if you have one, because your name and account number are already printed on it. If you use a blank one from the bank counter, you will need to write in your account number.
Line by line
| Box on the slip | What to write |
|---|---|
| Date | Today's date |
| Currency (or Cash) | Total of your bills |
| Coin | Total of your coins |
| Checks | Leave blank |
| Subtotal | Currency + coin |
| Less cash received | 0, or leave blank |
| Net deposit | Same as the subtotal |
| Signature | Usually only if you take cash back |
Layouts change from bank to bank, so go by the words printed on your slip.
An example
Say you closed the till and have $818.35 to bank: $818.00 in bills and 35 cents in coins.
- Currency: 818.00
- Coin: 0.35
- Subtotal: 818.35
- Less cash received: 0
- Net deposit: 818.35
Not sure what your deposit should be? It's what you counted minus the float you keep in the till. We walk through that in how to balance a cash drawer.
Mistakes that slow you down
- Mixing up the lines. Bills on the coin line is the classic one.
- Forgetting the cents. Write 818.00, not just 818.
- Loose coins in a bag. Many banks want coins rolled, and some don't take them at all, so ask first.
- Leaving without the receipt. Keep it until the deposit shows up on your statement.
Adding up piles of cash by hand is where most slip errors start. Our free money counter shows the total as you type in each bill and coin, so you can copy it straight onto the slip.
