Gift card receipts

Gift card authorization number

Each gift card transaction has an authorization number (Auth#) which is printed on both the customer copy and the merchant copy of the receipt. You may be prompted to key in this number when performing gift card Refunds, Voids and when reprinting transaction receipts.

Gift card receipt

Gift card receipt

Item

Description

A

Gift transaction type, for example, Purchase, Refund, Void, Activation

B

Gift card name or program name

C

Gift card number. The card number is masked. An asterisk is printed in place of the each card number except for the last four numbers.

D

Authorization number. Use this number to process Refunds and Void, and to re-print receipts.

E

Amount. This is the dollar amount of the transaction.

F

Tip. This line appears if you have tipping turned on.

G

Total. This is the total sale amount including any tip.

H

Amount paid on the gift card.

I

Balance remaining to be paid.  This line is printed when the value of the gift card is insufficient to cover the total transaction amount.

More information

Reprinting a receipt