Guides

How to export timesheets from Toast, Square, 7shifts & Homebase — Where to download the time entries / timecards / time punches file each system offers, which date range to choose, and which columns matter for tip pooling.
Tip pooling rules: what US employers commonly need to know — A plain-language overview of the federal FLSA tip rules — who can share in a pool, managers, tip credits, back of house and service charges — with links to the primary sources.
Tip pooling policy template (free, editable) — A plain-language tip pool policy you can adapt: who participates, how points work, which tips are pooled, when tips are paid and how to raise a question.
How to calculate a tip pool by hours worked (with examples) — The formula for splitting tips by hours, a worked example, the rounding problem and how to handle points, cash tips and shifts that cross midnight.
Splitting tips between front and back of house — How a FOH/BOH split works (for example 80/20), when back-of-house staff can share in tips under federal rules, and how to set it up from your timesheets.
Handling cash tips, card tips and gratuities in a tip pool — Pool card tips only, or cash too? Keeping card, cash and gratuity totals separate for payroll, and what to do when your export has no tip columns.

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