Question

The petty cash fund of the Brooks Agency is established at $250. At the end of the current period, the fund contained $172 and had the following receipts: entertainment, $41; postage, $25; and printing, $12.

Prepare journal entries to record (a) establishment of the fund and (b) reimbursement of the fund at the end of the current period.Identify the two events from the following that cause a Petty Cash account to be credited in a journal entry.
a. Fund amount is being reduced.b. Fund amount is being increased.c. Fund is being eliminatedd. Fund is being established.

Answer 1

a.

Date Account Title Debit Credit

XX-XX-XX Petty Cash $250

Cash $250

b.

Date Account Title Debit Credit

XX-XX-XX Entertainment expense $41

Postage $25

Printing $12

Petty Cash $ 78

Date Account Title Debit Credit

XX-XX-XX Petty Cash $78

Cash $78

2. Reasons why a Petty Cash account would be credited:

a. Fund amount is being reduced.

c. Fund is being eliminated

When the fund is being reduced by expenses, it is credited as shown above.

When the fund is to be eliminated, it will be credited so as to remove all the money in it.