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Automate Tip Pooling & Gratuity Reporting in Any UKG

CloudApper connects directly to your POS and UKG system, pulls both tip and time data, processes calculations using your exact business rules, and syncs accurate tip amounts straight to employee timecards — no spreadsheets, no manual entry.

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POS-HCM

POS + UKG

Connected data
source

100-parcent

100%

Connected rule-based
logic

IRS-ready

IRS-ready

Complient
reporting

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Innovation Award

CloudApper Integrates With:
UKG-WF-Central HRSD
UKG-Pro Pro
UKG-Pro-Workforce-Management Pro WFM
UKG-Ready Ready

Works With

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  • The Challenge

Why Manual Tip Management Breaks Down

Spreadsheet-based tip tracking is error-prone, hard to audit, and exposes your business to IRS compliance risk every pay cycle.
Calculation-Errors

Calculation Errors

Complex pooling rules across job types, shifts, and locations are impossible to manage accurately by hand each pay period.
Payroll-Delays

Payroll Delays

Manually reconciling POS data with UKG timecards consumes hours every cycle and creates bottlenecks before payroll close.
Compliance-Risk

Compliance Risk

Federal and state tip reporting requirements, including IRS Form 8027 and FICA tip credits, demand precise, verifiable records.
No-Audit-Trail

No Audit Trail

Manual processes leave no defensible documentation for employee disputes, labor audits, or manager accountability.

Every pay cycle you manage tips manually is another cycle of risk.

Fix My Tip Compliance

Before Next Payroll

  • How It Works

From POS to Paycheck — Fully Automated

Tip data and time data flow in automatically, your rules are applied, and accurate amounts sync directly to each employee’s timecard.

1Data capture

Tips-&-Time-Data-Capture

Tips & Time Data Capture

Tip data (cash and credit card) and time data are pulled automatically from your POS system or UKG at the end of each shift. No manual entry required — the integration handles it at source.

2Calculation engine

Rule-Based-Calculation

Rule-Based Calculation

Your tip pooling policy is encoded in the system, factoring in hours worked, location, job type, pay code such as overtime, shift type, and any voluntary sharing arrangements.

3Review & approve

Manager-Review

Manager Review

Managers verify pooled totals and approve distributions before sync, with a full audit trail for every pay period. Every decision is logged and attributable.
4Payroll Sync
HCM-Timecard-Sync

UKG Timecard Sync

Approved tip amounts sync directly to each employee’s UKG timecard as a paycode or counter — payroll-ready and IRS-compliant. No re-entry, no exports, no gaps.

One payroll error in tip distribution can trigger FLSA violations, employee disputes, and IRS scrutiny — all at once.

See the Automated Workflow

Before It's Too Late

Why Cloudapper

Built for Your Rules, Not Generic Ones

Most tip management tools apply one-size-fits-all logic. CloudApper is built around your specific policy — handling the real-world complexity of tipped-wage operations.
Fully-Customizable-Rules-Engine

Fully Customizable Rules Engine

Configure pooling logic using any combination of variables: hours worked, location, job type, pay code including overtime, shift type, minimum wage thresholds, and voluntary tip-sharing.
POS-+-HCM-Data-Integration

POS + UKG Data Integration

CloudApper connects to your existing POS and UKG system to pull both tip and time data automatically, including hours worked, job type, location, and pay codes.
Direct-Timecard-Sync

Direct Timecard Sync

Tip data syncs as a paycode or counter directly to individual timecards in UKG Ready and UKG Pro WFM, not just exported to a file for re-entry.
IRS-Ready-Reporting

IRS-Ready Reporting

Every tip transaction is logged with employee, shift, job code, and amount, supporting IRS tip reporting requirements and reducing audit risk.
Multi-Location-Support

Multi-Location Support

Manage tip pools across multiple properties or restaurant locations with separate rule sets per venue, all within a single CloudApper instance.
Minimum-Wage-&-Compliance

Minimum Wage & Compliance

Automatically calculate guaranteed hourly compensation adjustments, including tip credits and level-up pay, to stay compliant with wage laws.

Generic tools break on your rules. Yours are too complex to leave to a one-size-fits-all system.

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  • Key Benefits

Accurate Tips. Every Employee. Every Pay Period

  • Eliminate manual spreadsheet tip tracking entirely
  • Apply any pooling logic — by job, shift, hours, pay code, or location
  • Pull tip and time data automatically from POS and UKG
  • Sync tip earnings directly to UKG timecards as paycodes
  • Maintain IRS-compliant gratuity records per employee
  • Automate minimum wage and tip credit calculations
  • Reduce payroll close time with automatic tip reconciliation
  • Give managers a clear audit trail for every tip distribution
Accurate-tips.-Every-employee.-Every-pay-period

Tip errors don't just create compliance risk. They erode employee trust — and that's harder to recover from than a fine.

Guarantee Accurate Tips

for Every Employee

  • Industries Served

Any Tipped Workforce. Any Complexity.

CloudApper Tip Management adapts to the unique pooling policies and operational structures of any tipped-wage industry.

Restaurants-&-Bars

Restaurants-&-Bars

Servers, bartenders, bussers, kitchen staff — complex pooling across job codes and shifts.

Hotels-&-Hospitality

Hotels & Hospitality

Housekeeping, concierge, valet and food service — multi-department tip sharing at scale.

Food-Delivery

Food Delivery

Cash and app-based tips for delivery drivers, pooled or individual per your policy.

Personal-Services

Personal Services

Salons, spas and fitness — gratuities tracked and synced automatically.

Casinos-&-Gaming

Casinos & Gaming

High-volume pooling for dealers, pit bosses and cage cashiers with regulatory compliance.

Your industry has rules no generic tool was built to handle. CloudApper was.

Show Me How It Works

for My Industry

Integrations

One Solution. Two UKG Platforms.

Available for both UKG Ready and UKG Pro WFM, with native timecard sync and paycode configuration for each platform.
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UKG READY

CloudApper for UKG Ready

  • Direct timecard paycode sync
  • Shift-level tip distribution
  • Employee tip history visibility
  • Manager approval workflow
  • IRS gratuity reporting support

UKG PRO WFM

CloudApper for UKG Pro WFM

  • Timecard counter & paycode mapping
  • Multi-location rule configuration
  • Guaranteed hourly comp calculations
  • Bi-weekly or daily payroll sync
  • Audit trail per employee per shift

POS INTEGRATION

POS Data Layer

  • Automatic tip capture from POS
  • Time data from POS or UKG
  • Credit card & cash tip separation
  • Counter POS & bar POS support
  • No manual data re-entry

If your UKG and POS aren't talking to each other, someone on your team is paying the price every pay cycle.

Connect My UKG and POS Today

See How Automated Tip Management Works

Let us walk you through a live demo configured around your pooling policy, your job codes, and your UKG setup.
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