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What is petty cash book? How it is prepared?
Solution
Petty Cash Book is used for recording payment of petty expenses, which are of smaller denominations like postage, stationery, conveyance, refreshment, etc.
Person who maintains petty cash book is known as petty cashier and these small expenses are termed as petty expenses.
It is prepared by two methods:
1. Ordinary system: In this case, a fixed sum of money is paid to petty cashier for the payment of petty expenses and after spending the whole amount, the account is submitted by the petty cashier to the main cashier.
2. Imprest system: In this case, a fixed sum of the money is given to the petty cashier in the beginning of a period and at the end of the period the amount spent by him is reimbursed, so that he has a fixed amount in the beginning of every new period.
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Enter the following transactions in a simple cash book for December 2016:
| ₹ | ||
| 01 | Cash in hand | 12,000 |
| 05 | Cash received from Bhanu | 4,000 |
| 07 | Rent Paid | 2,000 |
| 10 | Purchased goods Murari for cash | 6,000 |
| 15 | Sold goods for cash | 9,000 |
| 18 | Purchase stationery | 300 |
| 22 | Cash paid to Rahul on account | 2,000 |
| 28 | Paid salary | 1,000 |
| 30 | Paid rent | 500 |
Record the following transaction in simple cash book for November 2016:
| ₹ | ||
| 01 | Cash in hand | 12,500 |
| 04 | Cash paid to Hari | 600 |
| 07 | Purchased goods | 800 |
| 12 | Cash received from Amit | 1,960 |
| 16 | Sold goods for cash | 800 |
| 20 | Paid to Manish | 590 |
| 25 | Paid cartage | 100 |
| 31 | Paid salary | 1,000 |
Enter the following transaction in Simple cash book for December 2017:
| ₹ | ||
| 01 | Cash in hand | 7,750 |
| 06 | Paid to Sonu | 45 |
| 08 | Purchased goods | 600 |
| 15 | Received cash from Parkash | 960 |
| 20 | Cash sales | 500 |
| 25 | Paid to S. Kumar | 1,200 |
| 30 | Paid rent | 600 |
Enter the following transactions in double column cash book of M/s Ambica Traders for July 2017:
| ₹ | ||
| 01 | Commenced business with cash | 50,000 |
| 03 | Opened bank account with ICICI | 30,000 |
| 05 | Purchased goods for cash | 10,000 |
| 10 | Purchased office machine for cash | 5,000 |
| 15 | Sales goods on credit from Rohan and received cheque | 7,000 |
| 18 | Cash sales | 8,000 |
| 20 | Rohan's cheque deposited into bank | |
| 22 | Paid cartage by cheque | 500 |
| 25 | Cash withdrawn for personal use | 2,000 |
| 30 | Paid rent by cheque | 1,000 |
Prepare double column cash book from the following information for July 2017:
| ₹ | ||
| 01 | Cash in hand | 7,500 |
| Bank overdraft | 3,500 | |
| 03 | Paid wages | 200 |
| 05 | Cash sales | 7,000 |
| 10 | Cash deposited into bank | 4,000 |
| 15 | Goods purchased and paid by cheque | 2,000 |
| 20 | Paid rent | 500 |
| 25 | Drew from bank for personal use | 400 |
| 30 | Salary paid | 1,000 |
Prepare double column cash book from the following transactions for the year August 2017:
| ₹ | ||
| 01 | Cash in hand | 17,500 |
| Cash at bank | 5,000 | |
| 03 | Purchased goods for cash | 3,000 |
| 05 | Received cheque from Jasmeet | 10,000 |
| 08 | Sold goods for cash | 7,000 |
| 10 | Jasmeet's cheque deposited into bank | |
| 12 | Purchased goods and paid by cheque | 20,000 |
| 15 | Paid establishment expenses through bank | 1,000 |
| 18 | Cash sales | 7,000 |
| 20 | Deposited into bank | 10,000 |
| 24 | Paid trade expenses | 500 |
| 27 | Received commission by cheque | 6,000 |
| 29 | Paid Rent | 2,000 |
| 30 | Withdrew cash for personal use | 1,200 |
| 31 | Salary paid | 6,000 |
M/s Ruchi trader started their cash book with the following balances on July 2017: cash in hand ₹ 1,354 and balance in bank current account ₹ 7,560. He had the following transaction in the month of July 2017:
| ₹ | ||
| 03 | Cash sales | 2,300 |
| 05 | Purchased goods, paid by cheque | 6,000 |
| 08 | Cash sales | 10,000 |
| 12 | Paid trade expenses | 700 |
| 15 | Sales goods, received cheque (deposited same day) | 20,000 |
| 18 | Purchased motor car paid by cheque | 15,000 |
| 20 | Cheque received from Manisha (deposited same day) | 10,000 |
| 22 | Cash Sales | 7,000 |
| 25 | Manisha's cheque returned dishonoured | |
| 28 | Paid Rent | 2,000 |
| 29 | Paid telephone expenses by cheque | 500 |
| 31 | Cash withdrawn for personal use | 2,000 |
Prepare bank column cash book
Prepare petty cash book from the following transactions. The imprest amount is ₹ 2,000.
| January | ₹ | |
| 01 | Paid cartage | 50 |
| 02 | STD charges | 40 |
| 02 | Bus fare | 20 |
| 03 | Postage | 30 |
| 04 | Refreshment for employees | 80 |
| 06 | Courier charges | 30 |
| 08 | Refreshment of customer | 50 |
| 10 | Cartage | 35 |
| 15 | Taxi fare to manager | 70 |
| 18 | Stationery | 65 |
| 20 | Bus fare | 10 |
| 22 | Fax charges | 30 |
| 25 | Telegrams charges | 35 |
| 27 | Postage stamps | 200 |
| 29 | Repair on furniture | 105 |
| 30 | Laundry expenses | 115 |
| 31 | Miscellaneous expenses | 100 |
Record the following transactions during the week ending Dec.30, 2014 with a weekly imprest ₹ 500.
| January | ₹ | |
| 24 | Stationery | 100 |
| 25 | Bus fare | 12 |
| 25 | Cartage | 40 |
| 26 | Taxi fare | 80 |
| 27 | Wages to casual labour | 90 |
| 29 | Postage | 80 |
