Wyoming sellers could round cash totals when pennies are unavailable

A seller may round a cash sale to the nearest five cents when pennies are unavailable and the seller cannot make exact change. The rule covers sales in commerce when a customer offers cash and the seller needs to give change. The rule applies only when a customer pays cash and the seller cannot make exact change because pennies are unavailable. Totals ending in one, two, six, or seven cents round down; totals ending in three, four, eight, or nine cents round up. A total of exactly one or two cents rounds up to five cents, while totals ending in zero or five cents stay the same. Add applicable taxes before rounding; rounding does not change the tax due. A seller rounding at a business open to the public must post a sign. Credit, debit, check, exact-change cash, and other payments that do not require cash change are excluded. SNAP purchases may be rounded only as federal law requires, and federal rounding rules control if they conflict. The bill sets July 1, 2026 as its effective date; this rule would apply from that date if the bill takes effect.

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture director must verify cash-rounding calculations as needed when checking prices and sales systems. The checks concern advertised prices, price claims, and point-of-sale systems. The bill sets July 1, 2026 as its effective date; this duty would apply from that date if the bill takes effect.