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What is the difference between imprest and petty cash?

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Imprest is a cash account on which a business relies for paying off small or minor expenditures and the amount is replenished by the cashier who ensures that a fixed balance is maintained.

Petty cash is the cash that is used for the purchase of office supplies, refreshments etc. It is the cash that is used for performing minor expenditures in a business.

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Prepare a Petty Cash Book on the Imprest System from the following:

2017
April 1	Received ₹ 10,000 for Petty Cash.
3	Paid Cartage ₹ 800.
4	Paid Bus Fare ₹ 400; Speed Post ₹ 200.
6	Paid for Stationery ₹ 700.
7	Paid for Courier Services ₹ 300.
9	Paid for Taxi fare ₹ 800; Wages ₹ 300.
10	Paid for Wages ₹ 400; Charity ₹ 500
11	Paid for Newspaper bill ₹ 600.
12	Paid for soap ₹ 320; Speed post charges ₹ 300.
13	Paid for Postage ₹ 780.
14	Paid for Repairs of Chairs ₹ 500.
15	Paid for Refreshment to customers ₹ 900.

Q. Sri R maintains a Columnar Petty Cash Book on the Imprest System. The imprest amount is ₹ 5,000. From the following information, show how his Petty Cash Book would appear for the week ended 12th September, 2017:

2016		₹
Sept. 7	Balance in Hand	1,349
	Received cash reimbursement to make up the imprest
	Postage	123
	Stationery	321
	Entertainment	54
Sept. 8	Travelling and conveyance	126
	Miscellaneous expenses	11
	Entertainment	72
Sept. 9	Repairs	1,567
Sept. 10	Postage	174
	Entertainment	127
	Travelling	673
Sept. 11	Stationery	41
	Entertainment	12
Sept 12	Miscellaneous expenses	201
	Travelling	51
	Postage	483
	Repairs	30

Q. Sri R maintains a Columnar Petty Cash Book on the Imprest System. The imprest amount is ₹ 5,000. From the following information, show how his Petty Cash Book would appear for the week ended 12th September, 2018:

2018		₹
Sept. 7	Balance in Hand	1,349
	Received cash reimbursement to make up the imprest
	Postage	123
	Stationery	321
	Entertainment	54
Sept. 8	Travelling and conveyance	126
	Miscellaneous expenses	11
	Entertainment	72
Sept. 9	Repairs	1,567
Sept. 10	Postage	174
	Entertainment	127
	Travelling	673
Sept. 11	Stationery	41
	Entertainment	12
Sept. 12	Miscellaneous expenses	201
	Travelling	51
	Postage	483
	Repairs	30

Q. Record the following transactions in a Petty Cash Book with suitable columns. The book is kept on imprest system, amount of imprest being ₹ 4,000.

2017
April 1	Petty cash in hand ₹ 540, Received cash to make-up the imprest.
	Paid for office cleaning ₹ 100.
April 4	Paid railway fare ₹ 320, bus fare ₹ 280, wages ₹ 150.
April 5	Bought shorthand note books for office ₹ 370.
April 7	Paid carriage on parcels ₹ 150, paid for wages ₹ 220.
April 10	Bought stamps for ₹ 300, envelopes for ₹ 450 and an accounts register for ₹ 400.
April 12	Paid for repairs ₹ 200, gave tips to office peon ₹ 150.
April 13	Gave charity ₹ 100, served tea to customers ₹ 250.
April 15	Paid for wages ₹ 160, rewards to servant ₹ 100.

Q. Enter the following transactions in a petty cash book in analytical form. The book is kept on imprest system, amount of imprest being ₹ 5,000.

2016
April 3	Petty Cash in hand ₹ 420. Received cash to make-up the imprest.
	Bought stamps for ₹ 300.
April 5	Paid for office cleaning ₹ 200 and repairs to furniture ₹ 250.
April 7	Paid bus fare ₹ 440, railway fare ₹ 330, wages ₹ 200.
April 8	Paid for charity ₹ 350
April 9	Bought shorthand note book for office ₹ 250, Carriage on parcels ₹ 280.
April 10	Bought envelopes ₹ 450, served refreshment to customers ₹ 150.
April 12	Paid for conveyance ₹ 300. Wages ₹ 200. Stapler pins ₹ 280.
April 15	Gave tips to office peon ₹ 250.

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