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Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Internal Controls | procedures within the business that are designed to protect cash and other assets and to keep reliable records. |
| External Controls | the measures and procedures provided outside the business to protect cash and other assets. |
| Checking Account | allows a person or business to deposit cash in a bank and to write checks against the account balance. |
| Check | a written order from a depositor telling the bank to pay a stated amount of cash to the person or business named on the check. |
| Depositor | a person or business that has cash on deposit in a bank. |
| signature card | a card that contains the signatures of the persons authorized to write checks on the account. |
| deposit slip | a bank form listing the cash and checks to be deposited. |
| endorsment | an authorized signature written or stamped on the back of a check that transfers ownership of the check. |
| blank endorsement | includes only the signature or stamp of the depositor. |
| special endorsement | transfers ownership to a specific individual or business |
| restrictive endorsement | transfers ownership to a specific owner and then limits or restricts how a check may be handled even after ownership is transferred. |
| payee | the person or business to which a check is written. |
| drawer | the person who signs a check |
| drawee | the bank on which the check is written |
| voiding a check | if an error is made while writing a check, the check is marked "Void" in large letters across the front. |
| bank statement | an itemized record of all transactions in a depositor's account over a given period, usually a month. |
| canceled checks | |
| imaged checks | substitute checks |
| reconciling the bank statement | |
| outstanding checks | |
| outstanding deposits | |
| bank service charge | |
| stop payment order | |
| NSF check | |
| check 21 | |
| postdated check | |
| electronic funds transfer system | |
| bankcard | |
| automated teller machine (ATM) |