BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A petty cash fund is replenished
A
daily
B
weekly
C
at the end of the month
D
none of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Companies replenish the petty cash fund at the end of the accounting period, or sooner if it becomes low. The reason for replenishing the fund at the end of the accounting period is that no record of the fund expenditures is in the accounts until the check is written and a journal entry is made.

Detailed explanation-2: -The custodian is responsible for replenishing the Petty Cash Fund on a regular basis or when the cash fund is running low. Petty Cash is a loan from Banking & Merchant Services, which means the money spent must be replenished at least once to bring the Petty Cash Fund back to its authorized balance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Replenishing the petty cash fund means the petty cash custodian requests and receives cash from the company’s regular checking account in an amount that will return the cash on hand to the amount shown in the general ledger account Petty Cash.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the petty cash fund is replenished, the cash account is credited for the total of all expenditures. The cash account is being used to replenish and add to the petty cash fund to bring it up to the balance that is supposed to be in the fund.

Detailed explanation-5: -When your petty cash cashier puts money into the petty cash fund, they must create a journal entry in your books. The entry must show an increase in your Petty Cash account and a decrease in your Cash account. To show this, debit your Petty Cash account and credit your Cash account.

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