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Audit
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Periodic examination of a company’s financial statements and the accounting systems, controls, and records that produce them
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Bank Collections
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Collection of money by the bank on behalf of a depositor
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Bank Reconciliation
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Document explaining the reasons for the difference between a depositor’s records and the bank’s records about the depositor’s cash
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Bank Statement
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Document showing the beginning and ending balances of a particular bank account listing the month’s transactions that affected the account
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Budget
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Quantitative expression of a plan that helps managers coordinate the entry’s activities
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Check
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Document instructing a bank to pay the designated person or business the specified amount of money
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Controller
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Chief accounting officer of a business
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Deposits in Transit
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Deposit recorded by the company but not yet by its bank
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Electronic Fund Transfer (ESF)
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System that transfer cash by electronic communication rather than by paper documents
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Imprest System
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Way to account for petty cash by maintaining a constant balance in the petty cash account, supported by the fund totaling the same amount
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Internal Control
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Organizational plan and related measures adopted by an entity to safeguard assets, encourage adherence to company policies, promote operational efficiency, and ensure accurate and reliable accounting records
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Nonsufficient Funds (NSF) Check
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A “hot” check, one for which the payer’s bank account has insufficient money to pay the check; cash receipts that turn out to be worthless
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Outstanding Checks
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Check issued by the company and recorded on its books but not yet paid by its bank
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Petty Cash
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Fund containing a small amount of cash that is used to pay minor amounts
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Treasurer
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In a large company, the person in charge of writing checks
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