diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/migrations.test.js b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/migrations.test.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/migrations.test.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/__tests__/migrations.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 import BCHJS from '@psf/bch-js';
 import useBCH from '../useBCH';
+import { fromSmallestDenomination } from '@utils/cashMethods';
 
 describe('Testing functions for upgrading Cashtab', () => {
     it('Replacement currency.dust parameter parsing matches legacy DUST parameter', () => {
@@ -115,4 +116,26 @@
         const remainder = new BigNumber('12345678');
         expect(parseInt(remainder)).toStrictEqual(12345678);
     });
+    it('Replicates return value from instance of toBitcoinCash with fromSmallestDenomination and cashDecimals = 8', () => {
+        const BCH = new BCHJS();
+        const testSendAmount = '12345678';
+        expect(fromSmallestDenomination(testSendAmount, 8)).toBe(
+            BCH.BitcoinCash.toBitcoinCash(testSendAmount),
+        );
+    });
+    it('Replicates largest possible digits return value from instance of toBitcoinCash with fromSmallestDenomination and cashDecimals = 8', () => {
+        const BCH = new BCHJS();
+        const testSendAmount = '1000000012345678';
+        expect(fromSmallestDenomination(testSendAmount, 8)).toBe(
+            BCH.BitcoinCash.toBitcoinCash(testSendAmount),
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('Replicates smallest unit value return value from instance of toBitcoinCash with fromSmallestDenomination and cashDecimals = 8', () => {
+        const BCH = new BCHJS();
+        const testSendAmount = '1';
+        expect(fromSmallestDenomination(testSendAmount, 8)).toBe(
+            BCH.BitcoinCash.toBitcoinCash(testSendAmount),
+        );
+    });
 });
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import usePrevious from '@hooks/usePrevious';
 import useBCH from '@hooks/useBCH';
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
+import { fromSmallestDenomination } from '@utils/cashMethods';
 import localforage from 'localforage';
 import { currency } from '@components/Common/Ticker';
 import _ from 'lodash';
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
         );
         return {
             totalBalanceInSatoshis,
-            totalBalance: BCH.BitcoinCash.toBitcoinCash(totalBalanceInSatoshis),
+            totalBalance: fromSmallestDenomination(totalBalanceInSatoshis),
         };
     };
 
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/cashMethods.test.js b/web/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/cashMethods.test.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/cashMethods.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { fromSmallestDenomination } from '@utils/cashMethods';
+
+describe('Correctly executes cash utility functions', () => {
+    it(`Correctly converts smallest base unit to smallest decimal for cashDecimals = 2`, () => {
+        expect(fromSmallestDenomination(1, 2)).toBe(0.01);
+    });
+    it(`Correctly converts largest base unit to smallest decimal for cashDecimals = 2`, () => {
+        expect(fromSmallestDenomination(1000000012345678, 2)).toBe(
+            10000000123456.78,
+        );
+    });
+    it(`Correctly converts smallest base unit to smallest decimal for cashDecimals = 8`, () => {
+        expect(fromSmallestDenomination(1, 8)).toBe(0.00000001);
+    });
+    it(`Correctly converts largest base unit to smallest decimal for cashDecimals = 8`, () => {
+        expect(fromSmallestDenomination(1000000012345678, 8)).toBe(
+            10000000.12345678,
+        );
+    });
+});
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/utils/cashMethods.js b/web/cashtab/src/utils/cashMethods.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/utils/cashMethods.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { currency } from '@components/Common/Ticker';
+import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
+
+export const fromSmallestDenomination = (
+    amount,
+    cashDecimals = currency.cashDecimals,
+) => {
+    const amountBig = new BigNumber(amount);
+    const multiplier = new BigNumber(10 ** (-1 * cashDecimals));
+    const amountInBaseUnits = amountBig.times(multiplier);
+    return amountInBaseUnits.toNumber();
+};