Chapter 8 - Petty Cash Activities

ACTIVITY 1

Below is a till receipt. Sales tax is set at 20%:

Price's Stationers

15 Reams A4 paper $17.80

200 Envelopes $5.00

Total $22.80

Received with thanks 30/5/X7

Sales tax registration: 72 38 237 840

Task: Complete the petty cash voucher

Petty Cash Voucher

No. ______

Date ______

For what required ______________

AMOUNT $ ______

Supporting documentation ______________

Signature ______________

Authorised ______________

ACTIVITY 2

The petty cash system of HHG is operated on an imprest system, and the imprest amount is $100. The petty cash float is topped up every week.

At the end of one particular week, there are petty cash vouchers in the tin for $4.67, $12.90, $2.99, $5.06 and $16.25.

How much cash should be withdrawn from the bank to restore the petty cash float to $100?

ACTIVITY 3

On 1 May 20X3 a business established a $100 float (the imprest amount) for the first time. During the week ended 8 May the following petty cash vouchers were stored with the petty cash log or book when the claims were paid:

Petty Cash Voucher No. 832

Date: 1 May X3

For what required: Printing letterheads (including 20% VAT)

Amount: $31.50

Signature: S Gordon

Authorised: P Cash

Petty Cash Voucher No. 833

Date: 1 May X3

For what required: Taxi (no VAT invoice)

Amount: $7.40

Signature: A McDougall

Authorised: J Falk

Petty Cash Voucher No. 834

Date: 3 May X3

For what required: Tea, coffee

Amount: $8.23

Signature: SP Oak

Authorised: P Cash

Petty Cash Voucher No. 835

Date: 4 May X3

For what required: Stationery (including 20% VAT)

Amount: $12.49

Signature: J Wilson

ACTIVITY 4

Record the following transactions in the petty cash log or book and post the month end totals into the general ledger. The balance brought down on the petty cash account on 1 September 20X4 is the imprest amount of $50.

DateTransaction
2ndCoffee purchased for $1.89 (no sales tax)
4thRepair to light switch $12.00 ($2.00 sales tax)
10thTaxi fare $5 (no sales tax)
15thPay cleaner $15 (no sales tax)
25thRepairs $5.88 ($0.98 sales tax)

The imprest float was restored on 30 September.

ACTIVITY 5

A petty cash system is operated with an imprest amount of $200. Each Friday, just before the petty cash float is topped up to $200, the amount of cash is counted and the vouchers supporting payments made in the week are totalled. On this particular Friday the cash in the petty cash float consisted of the following:

QuantityItem
4$20 notes
2$10 notes
2$5 notes
5$1 coins
750c coins
1520c coins
610c coins
45c coins
92c coins
121c coins

The following vouchers were with the float: 731: $15.00, 732: $6.73, 733: $21.90, 734: $35.80, 720: $1.40

ACTIVITY 6

On Monday 3 January 20X2, just before the petty float was due to be topped up to the Imprest amount of $50, the cash and vouchers at that time were counted.

The notes and coins in the float were as follows:

1$5 note
2$1 coins
650c coins
520c coins
310c coins
25c coins
241c coins

The following vouchers were with the float as evidence of recent payments made:

1142: $6.50
1143: $7.00
1144: $21.00
1145: $1.20
1146: $1.66