Chapter 9 – Auditing the Expenditure Cycle Summary Purchases and Cash Disbursement Procedures Using Batch Processing Technology Many batch system functions are the same as those in a manual purchase system. The main difference is that the routine accounting tasks are automated. Data Processing Department: Step 1 – the purchasing process begins in the data processing department‚ where the inventory control function is performed. The revenue cycle (in retailing firms) or the conversion cycle
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Petty cash fund is a relatively small amount of cash that businesses keep on hand for the purpose of small transactions such as providing change to customers‚ postage expenses‚ highway tolls etc. In such transactions‚ the use of checks is time consuming‚ costly or illogical. Usually a custodian is appointed to administer the petty cash and it is his/her duty to account for the expenses incurred out of petty cash fund. Whenever the custodian makes any payment from the fund to an employee or a customer
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Cash vs. Credit Cards Brenda Hurtado ENG/130 October 15‚ 2014 James Iddings Cash vs. Credit Cards Which option is better for you? Caring around a credit card or having cash in your pockets? Each option is different for every person. Cash is better for people who do not know how to limit what they spend. Credit cards are for people who know to limit their spending. Because when it comes using cash‚ you do not have to worry about debt. Until you lose your cash‚ it is lost forever. But‚ if you have
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Control of Cash Receipts Internal control of cash receipts ensures that cash received is properly recorded and deposited. Cash receipts can arise from transactions such as collections of customer accounts‚ receipts of interest earned‚ bank loans‚ sales of assets‚ and owner investments. The two important types of cash receipts are: Over-the-Counter Cash Receipts For purposes of internal control‚ over-the-counter cash receipts from sales should be recorded on a cash register at the time of each
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of Internal Control to Cash Receipts ---Cash receipts may result from cash sales; collections on account from customers; the receipt of interest‚ rents‚ and dividends; investments by owners; bank loans; and proceeds from the sale of noncurrent assets. ---The following internal control principles explained earlier apply to cash receipts transactions as shown: Establishment of responsibility - Only designated personnel (cashiers) are authorized to handle cash receipts. Segregation
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Official Cash Rate The Official Cash Rate (OCR) is the interest rate set by the Reserve Bank of Australia to meet the inflation target specified in the Policy Targets Agreement. The current agreement defines price stability as annual increases in the Consumers Price Index (CPI) of between 2 and 3 per cent on average over the medium term. A media release is issued at 2.30 pm after each Reserve Bank Board meeting‚ with the Board’s decision taking effect the following day. Changes to the official
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Control of Cash Disbursements Control of cash disbursements is important for companies as most large thefts occur from payment of fictitious invoices. One key to controlling cash disbursements is to require all expenditures to be made by check. The only exception is small payments made from petty cash. Another key is to deny access to the accounting records to anyone other than the owner who has the authority to sign checks. A small business owner often signs checks and knows from personal contact
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Cash Transfers to end poverty – Over-ambitious economic policy or a welcome change to eliminate corruption in the Public Distribution System? A study of the benefits of the Cash Transfer scheme to India’s poorest and its economic viability Shrinidhi Rao 210063 Word Count – 3501 [including footnotes] Introduction – From January 1st‚ 2013‚ hundreds of thousands of India’s poor across 20 districts will benefit from the logical end of signing on to
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Case Chapter 7 Cash and Receivables 1. Petty Cash (10 min.) The petty cash fund of $200 for Walsh Company appeared as follows on December 31‚ 2008: Cash $93.60 Petty cash vouchers Freight in $21.40 Postage 40.00 Balloons for a special occasion 18.00 Meals 25.00 Instructions 1. Prepare the journal entries required to establish the petty cash fund. 2. Prepare in general journal form the entry to replenish the fund. 3. On December 31‚ the office manager gives instructions
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introduced. However‚ there have been issues associated with the efficiency and effectiveness of the same. Rampant leakages and corruption have made many of the schemes and programs dysfunctional. Direct Cash Transfer to the poor has been aimed to mitigate these malaises. Need for Direct cash Transfer: Recent studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the Public Distribution System has become so inefficient that 58% of the subsidized grains do not reach the targeted group and almost
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