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Office Management
Unit 4: Financial Information
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Automated Teller Machine | An electronic machine from which cash deposits and withdrawals can be made. |
| Bank Reconciliation | Bringing into agreement a bank statement with a party's cash account records. |
| Bank Endorsment | An endorsement that consists only of the endorser's signature on the back of a check. |
| Cash | Refers both to actual cash (coins and bills), checks, money orders, and funds in checking accounts in a banking institution. |
| Cash Over | Relating to a petty cash system by which there is a cash discrepancy showing more money on hand than the related records indicate. |
| Cash Short | Relating to a petty cash system by which there is a cash discrepancy showing less cash on hand that the related records indicate |
| Check | A written order to a bank to make payment against the depositor's funds in that bank. |
| Checking Account | A bank account from which payments can be ordered by a depositor. |
| Commision | A fee paid to an employee, usually based on a percentage of the value of what the employee sells or processes. |
| Deduction | An item that reduces gross pay earned by an employee |
| Deposit | The placement of cash ( coins, bills, checks) into an account. |
| Depositor | The individual who places cash (coins,bills,checks) into an account. |
| Electronic Banking | use of a computer and a telecommunications network to transfer funds from one fund to another. |
| Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) | The use of a computer and a telecommunications network to transfer funds from one party to another. |
| Employee Earnings Record | A business form used to a record details affecting payments made to an individual employee. |
| Endorsement In Full | An endorsement found on the back of a check indicating the new owner of a check; also known as a special; endorsement |
| Gross Pay | The salary paid to an employee before any deductions are withheld. |
| Hourly Wage | The amount of money an employee earns for each hour of work. |
| Net Pay | the total earnings paid to an employee after payroll taxes and other deductions are withheld. |
| Overtime pay | The amount of pay an employee receives as an incentive for working over the regular work day or work week. |
| Payroll | The total amount earned by all employees for a pay period. |
| Payroll Register | A business form used to record payroll information on all employees for a pay period. |
| Petty Cash Record | A form used in a petty cash system to record all disbursements and receipts. |
| Petty Cash Summary Report | A form used in a petty cash system used to summarize expenditures. |
| Petty Cash System | A system established by a business that keeps a small amount of cash on hand for making small payments. |
| Regular Pay | An amount paid to an employee for performing work excluding overtime pay and commission earned. |
| Replenish | Relating to a petty cash system by which the cash box amount is restored to it's original level of cash. |
| Restrictive Endorsement | An endorsement found on the back of a check restricting further transfer of a check's ownership |
| Salary | The money paid for employee services |
| Signature Card | A bank document prepared by an account holder that is a key to the bank account security that documents who may sign checks on particular bank accounts. |
| Special Endorsement | An endorsement indicating a new owner of a check; also known as an endorsement in full. |
| Time Card | A card that is requiired of employees to record their arrival and departure times for payroll uroposes |