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Cash Rounding Without Pennies: How Should Retailers Handle It?

Cash Rounding Without Pennies: How Should Retailers Handle It?

Posted by FieldStack, December 19, 2025
As pennies disappear from circulation, retailers are left with a practical question:What actually happens at the register when a customer pays with cash? The end of penny production has created confusion around rounding — what’s required, what’s allowed, and what might ...

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