Gift Liability Report

The Gift Liability report shows outstanding gift cards at the merchant or chain level for a particular month. The data is broken out and displayed in Canadian and US dollars. 

Why use this report

Use this report to determine the outstanding liability of Moneris Gift Cards activated at a merchant's location during a specific month. 

Report customizations

The Gift Card Liability report does not feature any customization, other than selecting a month and accounts to include. 

Data retention and availability

Data is available for the last 2 years, excluding the current month in which you generate the report. For example, if today is April 6, 2024, the data is available for 24 months starting from April 2022. 

How to run the report 

1. From the main menu, under the Reports section, click Gift Cards. The Gift Cards screen appears. 
   
2. In the Report Type section, choose the Gift Card Liability option. 
3. Under the Moneris Account section, do one of the following:

• To run the report for a chain, select Chain. 
• To run the report for a single merchant, or multiple merchant accounts, select Merchant. 

1. Click the Account(s) drop-down menu. The Merchant Location(s) popup appears.
2. Select the merchant(s)/chain(s) on which you wish to report by placing checkmarks in the checkboxes next to the account(s).
3. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the Merchant Location(s) popup. The popup closes. 
4. Under the Date section, click inside the Date field, select a year, then select a month. 
5. Click the Apply button. The Gift Card Liability report appears. 
   

Once the report has been generated, you can export the section results to a CSV file. 

Field descriptions

Refer to the descriptions of all of the fields that are available for this report. 

Note:   Field names are listed alphabetically on this page only to assist you with quick lookup and identification.

• Activated Amount - This field displays the amount loaded onto the Gift Card within the selected month. 
• Closing Balance - This field displays the total liability that the merchant has for Moneris Gift Cards that have been activated but not fully redeemed by the cardholder for the selected month. This value may be a positive or negative amount. 
• Deactivated Amount - This field displays the total dollar value of Moneris Gift Cards that have been deactivated by the merchant within the selected month.
• Expired Cards Amount - This field displays the total dollar value remaining on Moneris Gift Cards that have expired within the selected month. 
• Merchant Name - This field displays the merchant's name associated with the merchant account. 
• Merchant Number - This field displays the truncated Moneris Merchant ID under which the Gift Card transaction was processed.
• Program Name - This field displays the Moneris Gift Card program name associated with the Moneris Gift Cards sold within the selected month. 
• Purchase Amount - This field displays the total dollar value of Moneris Gift Cards that have been activated/loaded by the merchant within the selected month. 
• Starting Balance - This field displays the total dollar amount of unused value on Moneris Gift Cards that have been activated but not fully redeemed by cardholders as of the beginning of the month. The Starting Balance in the current month is the same as the Closing Balance in the previous month.
• Void Adjustment Amount - This field displays the total dollar value of any void transactions performed by the merchant or at the Processing Centre to correct previous transactions within the selected month.