How to set up credit card tip withholding

7shifts allows you to reclaim a percentage of credit card tips at the Location level to cover payment processing fees before they are contributed to a tip pool.

Things To Know


  • This feature is available for Admins, Managers, and Assistant Managers with 'Can create and edit tip pools' permissions.
  • 7shifts automatically subtracts the withholding percentage before tips enter the tip pool.
  • This feature only applies to credit card tips; non-credit card tip amounts are not withheld.
  • Credit card withholding is only available for users with automatic tip pool contributions from supported POS systems like Toast, TouchBistro, or Square.
  • This feature requires tip pools that use a percentage of tips contribution method.
  • Important: Credit card withholding is not available for manual tip pool contributions or auto-gratuities.

How to Set up Credit Card Withholding


  1. In the left navigation bar, select Tip Management Tip Pooling.
  2. Select Settings on the left-hand menu.
  3. Check the box for Credit card withholding to enable the feature.
  4. Enter the desired percentage in the Percentage Withheld field for your Location. If you have multiple Locations, you can enter a specific percentage for each:
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  5. Click Save to complete the setup.

Next Steps


After enabling withholding, you can verify the withheld amounts in your tip reports.

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