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Recordkeeping
Test #1 Review
Question | Answer |
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The systematic recording of the transactions of a business is called | Recordkeeping |
Reporting the financial results of a business is called | Accounting |
Reasons for maintaining financial records | plan for the future, determine profit and loss, income tax purposes |
Oldest of the bookkeeping systems; each entry is made separately; error are common with this method | Single entry system |
The bookkeeping system that provides a comprehensive financial picture, requires a trained/experienced bookkeeper or accountant | double entry system |
Called "write it once" system because the same data is entered on all the forms at once | pegboard system |
used to take care of minor expenditures | petty cash |
called a check register, whatever is spent in the health care facility is recorded | disbursement journal |
form used to control petty cash expenditures | voucher |
establishing the petty cash fund, the check is written to cash/petty cash and entered in the disbursement journal under | misc. |
when replenishing the petty cash fund, the amount of the check | spread across various accounts for which the money is used |
information of the petty cash vouchers is transferred to a | petty cash record |
average amount of a petty cash fund | $25. to $50. |
what a business is worth | owners equity |
accounting equation is | assest=liabilities+owners equity |
Amounts owed to creditors for equipment & services not yet paid | accounts payable |
amounts owed by the doctor's patients | accounts receivable |
debts of a business | liabilities |
reports the total income received by the practice and total expenses that make the income necessary | income statement |
everything owned by a business | assets |
shows the current financial condition of the physician's practice | balance sheet |
entering a change into an account record | adjustment |
when payment is received on an account | credit |
difference between the debit and the credit | balance |
when a charge has been entered into an account | debit |
all patient charges and any receipts are recorded here each day | day log, daily sheet, day journal |
used when a patient payment is made but no service is provided on that day | receipt form |
used a s a charge slip, receipt statement, and insurance form | super bill |
provides a record of all services, charges, payments, and adjustments | ledger card |