Use dated guides for selection, migration, implementation and evidence-sensitive requirements.
How to Calculate the Total Cost of a POS System
Model software, hardware, processing, contracts, add-ons, support, implementation, and switching without publishing stale prices
POS Hardware Checklist for US Small Businesses
Map registers, tablets, readers, printers, drawers, scanners, displays, network, spares, and ownership
How to Evaluate Payment Processor Lock-In in a POS System
Separate software choice, merchant agreement, hardware reuse, data export, and the practical cost of switching
POS System Migration and Cutover Plan
Sequence catalog cleanup, hardware, payments, staff, integrations, open orders, gift value, training, and rollback
Card-Data Responsibility Questions for POS Buyers
Identify merchant, provider, processor, software, device, validation, and shared-responsibility questions without declaring the buyer compliant
POS Platform Guide Evaluation Methodology
Explain evidence standards, operational scenarios, contract review boundaries, source dates, scoring, and commercial independence
Credit card surcharges and cash discounts: the rules by state
Decide whether to pass card fees to customers by surcharge or cash-discount pricing, within card-network rules and state law
POS systems that accept EBT (SNAP): what you need
Get SNAP authorization and choose a POS that tags eligible items and splits the basket
POS with a scale: legal-for-trade rules
Sell by weight with a legal-for-trade scale and a POS that handles tare, rounding and scale-only weights
Tips, tip pooling and service charges on your POS
Set tips, tip pools and automatic service charges on the POS so they follow the FLSA's tip rules
Use your phone as a POS: Tap to Pay compared
Take card payments on a phone with no reader, choosing by rate, supported phones and whether you will grow into a full POS