MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Businesses in Wisconsin are advised to round down cash purchases to the nearest five cents.
Guidance from the Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department of Revenue comes as pennies are no longer being minted and may not be available at cash registers. The agencies say transactions ending in one through four cents should round down to zero, while amounts ending in six through nine cents round down to five.
There’s currently no state or federal law requiring businesses to follow the guidance, which is intended to create consistency for consumers.