Square timecard export to California break audit report

Square documentation describes timecard reporting under Square Shifts, including a Timecards area and an Export menu for shift data. The exact labels vary by account and plan, so confirm the downloaded file before using it for audit work.

Fields to confirm before uploading

• Team member identifier and name: stable enough to link records across the period.
• Work date and location: needed for California location-level review and client summaries.
• Clock in and clock out: the actual shift boundary, not just daily totals.
• Break start, break end, and break duration: needed to test first-meal and second-meal timing.
• Wage or labor-cost field: helpful for estimating premium exposure and confirming whether the file can support a correction row.

Square-specific checks

• Break visibility: open the CSV and confirm breaks appear as usable rows or columns. If the file only shows a total break duration, timing review may be incomplete.
• Location filters: Square can report by location. For multi-location California clients, preserve the location field instead of combining everything into one total.
• Tips and labor cost: those fields may be useful for payroll context, but the break audit depends first on punches and meal-break timing.

Using Square data in BreakAuditor

BreakAuditor maps the Square export, separates detected meal timing issues from rest-record gaps, credits premiums already paid where the export supports it, and returns the sample-style report packet: branded PDF, correction rows, and assumptions log.

Pair this page with the California break audit checklist before requesting client data.

Official reference

Square documents timecard and shift reporting in its team member timecard and scheduling reports guide.