Move money between registers

Cash from the lodge box goes to the bank, or dollars move to a pesos account.

Track

Where money sits

Phase

Move without earning

Starts with

Money in one register

Ends with

Money in another

The situation

The money stays the lodge's; only its place changes. Income and expenses must not move.

Accounting clicks Transfer on Registers.

AccountingSystem

1
Accounting picks the source and destination registers and the amount
Accounting
Both must be active.
2
If currencies differ, Accounting enters the converted amount
Accounting
The real rate of the operation is kept.
3
Both balances update together
System
This is the key moment of the journey: the money changes place, not owner. This is the key moment of the journey.
4
The transfer posts to QuickBooks without touching income or expenses
System
A mistaken transfer is undone with Reverse Transfer.

Accounting

Owns money movement, registers, and reconciliation.

System

Automates emails, matching, reminders, and sync.

Accounting

Both balances updated together.

Why: Keep each register matching reality.

A transfer moves money; it never earns or spends it.