A current asset account that represents an amount of cash for making small disbursements for postage due, supplies, etc.
A current asset account that represents an amount of cash for making small disbursements for postage due, supplies, etc.
Usually a simple form used by the petty cash custodian in order to document small payments from a petty cash box.
See petty cash replenishment.
What is petty cash? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Petty Cash Petty cash or a petty cash fund is a small amount of money available for paying small expenses without writing a check. Petty Cash is also...
A request by the petty cash custodian for a company check in order to return the amount of currency and coins in the petty cash box to the amount shown in the general ledger account.
See petty cash receipt.
What is a petty cash voucher? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Petty Cash Voucher A petty cash voucher is usually a small form that is used to document a disbursement (payment) from a petty cash fund....
What is an imprest system of petty cash? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Petty Cash Petty cash refers to a small amount of currency and coins that a company uses to pay small amounts without writing a...
How does petty cash affect expenses? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Petty Cash Petty cash is a small amount of currency and coins that a company has available to make very small payments instead of...
What does it mean to replenish the petty cash fund? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Replenishing Petty Cash Replenishing the petty cash fund means the petty cash custodian requests and receives cash from...
How do I start a petty cash fund? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Petty Cash Fund A petty cash fund is a small amount of money available to pay small amounts without requiring the processing of a business...
How is petty cash reported on the financial statements? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Petty Cash Petty Cash is a small amount of money that a company has available to pay small amounts without writing a...
account might be used by: A bank to record daily differences (if any) between a teller’s actual cash at the end of the day versus the expected amount of cash based on checks cashed, deposits received, etc. A company...
A term associated with petty cash. Replenish means to return the amount of actual cash in the petty cash box back to the amount appearing in the general ledger account Petty Cash. This is done whenever the amount of...
A constant or unchanging amount that is often used when referring to petty cash. For example, if the petty cash account in the general ledger has an imprest balance of $100, the account balance will be a constant $100....
A miscellaneous expense account used to record the difference between the amount of cash needed to replenish a petty cash fund and the amount of petty cash receipts at the time the petty cash fund is replenished.
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