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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

What is a Petty Cash System? A petty cash system is a set of policies, procedures, controls, and forms that a company uses to dispense cash for various miscellaneous needs, such as office supplies and services. The basic process of setting up a petty cash system is: Location. Fund petty cash boxes.

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JUNE 5, 2024

What is Petty Cash? Petty cash is a small amount of cash that is used to make incidental cash purchases and reimbursements , such as for delivered meals. Petty cash can mitigate the effects of the more cumbersome accounts payable process, which involves the issuance of a check.

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JULY 17, 2024

The imprest balance is the amount of cash stated in the general ledger for the petty cash account. Instead, when cash is issued to replenish a petty cash box , the debit is to the expenses for which cash was paid, while the credit is to the general cash account.

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APRIL 8, 2024

The imprest amount is the fixed amount of cash that is presumed to be located in a petty cash box. For example, the initial funding of a petty cash box is $300, and this amount is recorded in the corresponding general ledger account for petty cash.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Step 2: Prepare Business Document Prepare the business document associated with the accounting transaction, such as a supplier invoice , customer invoice, petty cash voucher , or cash receipt. Such transactions may also be posted directly to the general ledger.

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JULY 28, 2023

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