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The Redemption point source (FIFO) report is a transaction-level ledger of every reward point credited (earned) and debited (redeemed) for each employee. For every redemption, it uses a First In, First Out (FIFO) method to trace the redeemed points back to the exact award or source they were originally earned from. This tells you not just that an employee redeemed points, but which earnings funded that redemption — essential for tax reconciliation (for example, points taken as cash via Cash Redemption versus spent in the marketplace via Redemption) and for understanding which programs drive redemption.
Availability: This report is not available in the Empuls product by default. It is provided on a request basis — reach out to your Xoxoday point of contact, or raise a request at cs@xoxoday.com.

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How FIFO works

Reward points are redeemed in the order they were earned — the oldest points are drawn down first. When an employee redeems, Empuls walks back through their earning history and attributes the redeemed amount to the earliest source(s) still available. A single redemption can draw from more than one source. When it does, the report lists every source it drew from (comma-separated) in the transaction details. Example — an employee’s ledger: The redemptions on 12 Jun draw from the oldest earnings first (the Spot Award), then roll into the next source (Kudos) once earlier balances are exhausted — so each debit is traced back to the award(s) that funded it.

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Columns in the report

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When to use this report

Tax reconciliation

See which redeemed points were taken as cash (Cash Redemption) versus spent in the marketplace (Redemption), and trace them to their source award — so payroll can apply the correct tax treatment per employee.

Source analysis

Understand which award programs generate the points that actually get redeemed, so you can invest in the recognition that drives real value.

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How to get this report

This report is generated and shared by the Xoxoday team on request — it is not self-serve in the product. To request it:
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Reach out to your Xoxoday POC

Contact your Xoxoday point of contact and let them know you’d like the Redemption point source (FIFO) report, along with the date range you need.
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Or raise a request over email

Email cs@xoxoday.com with your request and the required date range.
Credits (Awards, Gift) show a value in Points Credited; redemptions (Redemption, Cash Redemption) show a value in Points Debited. The two never appear on the same row.

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FAQs

Empuls applies FIFO — it draws down the employee’s oldest earned points first and attributes the redeemed amount to those source awards. The source award(s) appear in the Transaction Details column of the redemption row.
Because the redemption drew from more than one source. When a redemption is larger than the oldest award’s remaining balance, FIFO rolls into the next award, and the report lists every source it drew from.
Both are debits. Redemption covers points spent in the rewards marketplace, while Cash Redemption covers points taken out as cash. Both are traced back to their source award via FIFO, and together they replace the need for a separate “nature of redemption” field.