INTRODUCTION to E-cash payment system With the onset of the Information Age‚ our nation is becoming increasingly dependent upon network communications. Computer-based technology is significantly impacting our ability to access‚ store‚ and distribute information. Among the most important uses of this technology is electronic commerce: performing financial transactions via electronic information exchanged over telecommunications lines. Most electronic commerce involves the exchange of money for
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Chapter 1 Background of the organization Establishment Addis Ababa Housing Construction Project Office (AAHCPO) is one of the Units administered by the City Government of Addis Ababa. The Project Office is an independent unit empowered by the City Government to construct standardized houses using cost effective technologies in the existing and expansion areas of the City. As indicated in the directive No 1/2001 (E.C.) article 6 with reference to the Project Office Establishment Proclamation No
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Cash & Cash Equivalents Introduction: Cash & cash equivalents may constitute a significant proportion of the total assets of an entity. It is the most liquid asset found within the asset category of a company ’s balance sheet. It is an important criterion to evaluate the liquidity and the short term solvency of a business venture. Liquidity and short term solvency means the ability of the business to pay its short term liabilities. Inability to pay-off short term liabilities affects its credibility
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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 and Cash Equivalents Cash This includes money and other negotiable instrument that is payable in money and acceptable by the bank for deposit and immediate credit. Examples are bills and coins‚ checks‚ bank drafts and money orders. To be included or considered as cash‚ it must be unrestricted as to use‚ meaning‚ it must be readily available for use or payment of current obligations‚ thus‚ not subject to contractual or legal restrictions. The following items are included in “cash”:
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Cash or Not? Whether or not cash should be eliminated is a big debate in our world today. Cash should not be eliminated to provide for safer control of your money. Without cash‚ plenty of problems appear like acts of crime‚ not having banking connections‚ and having your personal information on record. To start off with‚ criminals and hacking progress as technology does. In the Upfront magazine article called "The End of Cash"‚ the author says‚ "Security experts worry‚ for example‚ that hackers could
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2.4.3 CASH 2.4.3.1 POLICY 1. The amount of cash kept in the office must be kept to a minimum to reduce the risk of fraud or theft. This amount should be determined by the PO or CO Head of Finance on the basis of regular cash requirements. An imprest petty cash system should be implemente (see Annex 2.4.03 Petty Cash Book template‚ and below Guidelines). 2. The maximum imprest for a petty cash fund should not exceed the equivalent of CHF 2‚000. The PO Representative or Country
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1888 The First National Manual Cash Register In 1883 on January the 30th James Ritty receives a Patent for inventing the cash register. Ritty owned a cafe in Dayton in the 1870s it was a popular cafe but somehow always lost money Ritty then blamed the bartenders and other workers for stealing. What Ritty dealt with was very common in the late 1800s. Ritty later went on a vacation on a ship whist on the ship he observed the workings of an automatic device that recorded the revolutions of the ship’s
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Subject: Cash Pooling Supervisor: Dr. Nasser Abu Mustafa University: NYIT Cash Management: Cash pooling Abstract The role of the corporate cash manager has been continuously revised over the past few years‚ as a result of the demand for more effective and efficient ways to support the core needs of the organization. This has resulted in new responsibilities for the corporate treasurer and cash manager. The cash management function is demanding
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Internal Cash Control Iasia Goodson ACC/220 June 27‚ 2010 Jaclyn Strauss Internal Cash Control The weaknesses in the scenario E4-5 are huge. The first one is the fact that the company checks are not prenumbered‚ how will you keep track of what check was written and what it was written for. Another weakness would be that the purchasing agent and the treasurer are authorized to issue checks that are kept in an unlocked file cabinet. There is so much room for theft here; as well
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