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[[Petty cash]] (alternatively known as [[petty cash fund]]; hereinafter, the ''Fund'') is fund or source that allows payment of small amounts without the writing of checks. In physical form, the ''Fund'' can represent a [[petty cash box]]. In electronic form, the ''Fund'' can represent a [[petty cash card]].
 
[[Petty cash]] (alternatively known as [[petty cash fund]]; hereinafter, the ''Fund'') is fund or source that allows payment of small amounts without the writing of checks. In physical form, the ''Fund'' can represent a [[petty cash box]]. In electronic form, the ''Fund'' can represent a [[petty cash card]].
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A business can keep cash in a safe place for the purpose of making small purchases like milk, stamps, pens etc. The ''Fund'' is monitored carefully by the [[bookkeeper]]. All money paid out must be recorded in the petty cash book so that the expenses can be included in the accounts, and when the cash runs low it will be topped up with an injection of more cash.
  
  

Revision as of 16:38, 21 December 2018

Petty cash (alternatively known as petty cash fund; hereinafter, the Fund) is fund or source that allows payment of small amounts without the writing of checks. In physical form, the Fund can represent a petty cash box. In electronic form, the Fund can represent a petty cash card.

A business can keep cash in a safe place for the purpose of making small purchases like milk, stamps, pens etc. The Fund is monitored carefully by the bookkeeper. All money paid out must be recorded in the petty cash book so that the expenses can be included in the accounts, and when the cash runs low it will be topped up with an injection of more cash.


Definitions

According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Petty cash fund. Fund (source) that allows payment of small amounts without the writing of checks.

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