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# Redemption point source (FIFO) report
> A transaction-level report that traces every point redeemed back to the award it was earned from, using FIFO — for tax reconciliation and source analysis.
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](mailto:cs@xoxoday.com).
## 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:
| Date | Nature of transaction | Transaction details | Credited | Debited |
| ------ | --------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | ------- |
| 10 Jun | Awards | Spot Award (Quarterly Award) | 1,000 | |
| 11 Jun | Awards | Kudos (Excellence) | 300 | |
| 11 Jun | Gift | Christmas celebrations | 2,000 | |
| 12 Jun | Redemption | Spot Award | | 400 |
| 12 Jun | Redemption | Spot Award, Kudos | | 600 |
| 12 Jun | Redemption | Kudos | | 100 |
| 12 Jun | Cash Redemption | Christmas celebrations | | 2,000 |
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.
## Columns in the report
| Column | What it shows |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Employee Name | The employee the transaction belongs to. |
| Employee ID | The employee's unique ID. |
| Employee Email ID | The employee's registered email address. |
| Department | The employee's department. |
| Business Unit | The employee's business unit. |
| Cost Center | The employee's cost center. |
| Location | The employee's location. |
| Nature of transaction | The transaction type — a **credit** (Awards, Gift) or a **debit** (Redemption, Cash Redemption). |
| Points Credited | Points earned in the transaction (credits only). |
| Points Debited | Points redeemed in the transaction (debits only). |
| Transaction Date | When the transaction occurred. |
| Transaction Details | The award or source name, and its category or core value (for example, Spot Award / Quarterly Award, Kudos / Excellence). For a redemption, the source award(s) the points were traced back to via FIFO. |
| Nominator | The person who gave the award. Populated only when the Nature of transaction is an award. |
| Nominator Email ID | The nominator's registered email address (award transactions only). |
| Nominator Business Unit | The nominator's business unit (award transactions only). |
## When to use this report
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.
Understand which award programs generate the points that actually get redeemed, so you can invest in the recognition that drives real value.
## 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:
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.
Email [cs@xoxoday.com](mailto: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.
## 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.