# Owner’s draw

> An owner’s draw is money the shop owner takes from the business for themselves, which is neither an expense nor a wage.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/owners-draw

An owner’s draw is money the shop owner takes from the business for themselves, which is neither an expense nor a wage.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

It lowers the owner’s equity but does not change profit. A common slip is taking cash from the drawer without recording it, so the shop looks poor or the drawer comes up short. Record every draw with its date and amount.

## A worked example

You took 300 for personal use in a month with a profit of 1,000. 700 stays in the shop and the 300 draw is recorded apart.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/owners-draw
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/owners-draw

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