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Gift Card Donation

JohnnyP — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:17:34 GMT

Every now & then we donate gift cards to different community events. How do I activate a gift card for say $50 if I'm not collecting the $50 because its a donation. Is there a donation button anywhere so we can keep track of how many donations we are giving away each year?

Re: Gift Card Donation

nbunda — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:07:39 GMT

You have two options depending on how you’d like them reported:

You can make gift cards discountable and then set up a 100% discount for them (Discount Gift Card Purchases In-Store )
You can set up an alternate Payment Method for comped Gift Cards (How can I add money to a gift card for a giveaway? )

Re: Gift Card Donation

Kirsten_H — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:37:59 GMT

We use house accounts to close and track donations and business promotion type transactions. I expense them monthly in our accounting software. It works well for us.