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title: Exclude Unpaid Invoices in Daily Sales Totals
description: "Make sure unpaid invoices are not accounted for in the sales for the day. Your numbers may be off if you do not take this step. Cash basis: Accounts only when invoices are paid Accrual - Accounts all sales on…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/exclude-unpaid-invoices-in-daily-sales-totals/"
updated: "2025-12-29"
category: Invoices
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# Exclude Unpaid Invoices in Daily Sales Totals

Make sure unpaid invoices are not accounted for in the sales for the day. Your numbers may be off if you do not take this step.

 Cash basis: Accounts only when invoices are paid

 Accrual - Accounts all sales on the day when the invoice is made

1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com/) for Retail or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for Restaurant

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2. Click "Settings" on the sidebar

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3. Click "Payment methods"

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4. Go to "Payment by Invoice" and click the blue pen to EDIT/VIEW

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5. Click on the "Cash-Basis" dropdown menu

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6. Select "Enabled (Cash-Basis, only update sales report when invoice is paid off)

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7. Click "Save Changes"

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