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 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...
with an imprest balance of $100. The petty cash custodian has $17.00 on hand and is preparing a check request to replenish the fund. The petty cash receipts show disbursements of $81.00 consisting of $30.00 for supplies...
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.
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 replenishment.
What does it mean to replenish the petty cash fund? Definition of Replenishing Petty Cash Replenishing the petty cash fund means the petty cash custodian requests and receives cash from the company’s regular checking...
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....
the petty cash fund is replenished. In order to get the expenses entered in the proper accounting period, it is necessary to replenish the petty cash fund at the end of each accounting period. (This is done in addition...
, there is $6.00 on hand and there are $93.00 of petty cash vouchers. This indicates a shortage of $1.00. Using the above information, the journal entry to replenish the petty cash fund will include a credit of $94.00 to...
, then the general ledger account Petty Cash will never be debited or credited again. When the currency and coins on hand gets low, the petty cash custodian will request a check to replenish the coins and currency that...
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