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operator. These meter funds will be included
with the remittance at the end of the business
day.
Give the substitute clerk a receipt for meter funds
collected using PS Form 1096.
RETURNING METERS AT THE CLOSE OF
DAILY BUSINESS
At the close of the day’s business, you determine
how much metered postage you sold by subtracting the
“DESCENDING REGISTER END” from the
“DESCENDING REGISTER BEGINNING,” and the
“ASCENDING REGISTER BEGINNING” from the
“ASCENDING REGISTER END.” The two ending
amounts MUST be equal and these figures reflect the
amount of funds you have to submit to the meter
custodian.
When meter operators have unused meter tapes at
the end of a day’s business, the amount of the tape(s) is
deducted from the funds. For example: If a clerk does
$500.00 in postage meter business and has two unused
meter tapes totaling $15.00, the clerk gives the meter
custodian $485.00 in funds and the two tapes valued at
$15.00 equaling the total sales of $500.00 (see figure
8-17).
The meter operator must also complete a PS
Form 3533 (Application and Voucher for Refund
of Postage and Fees) for submission with the
spoiled meter tapes. The COPE, meter operator,
and a certifying employee (Postal Officer) must
sign this form.
If a postage meter fails to print a meter tape, and
the amount is registered on the ascending and
descending counters, submit a letter of
explanation, signed by the postal officer, with a
completed PS Form 3533. The COPE, meter
operator, and postal officer must sign the PS
Form 3533.
The following items will be turned over to the
meter custodian:
Postage meter head
Meter operating lever key
Funds for meter tapes sold
Unused meter tapes (if any)
Triplicate copy of PS Form 3602-PO
The meter custodian will reinsert the triplicate
copy back into the correct form set of the PS Form
3602-PO book.
Once in place, the custodian will
record the ending ascending and descending register
readings. The difference between these two numbers
is the amount the meter custodian is going to collect
from you.
It is your responsibility to verify these
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Figure 8-17.—Calculating the amount of meter funds to be turned in at the close of daily business.
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