Credit card surcharges add an amount to credit card charges to cover the costs associated with accepting credit card charges. Properties can enable credit card surcharges by setting the Cashiering > Credit Card Transaction Surcharge application parameter to Y.
You can transfer deposits and purchases made by credit cards with surcharges to other reservations. When doing so, the transfer moves only the cost of the deposit or purchase, not the surcharge. The surcharge amount posts to the guest ledger using the transaction code defined by the Cashiering > Default Surcharge Transaction Code application setting.
Example
A guest makes a $1000.00 reservation deposit using a credit card with a 10% surcharge applicable.
The deposit payment is recorded as $1100.00. The $100.00 credit card surcharge posts to the Guest Ledger. Afterwards, the available deposit amount on the reservation shows as $1000.00.
Parent topic: Cashiering and Finance