Principles of Finance Flashcards
What are 5 responsibilities of a CO as listed in the Corps Accounting Guide?
- Raising & Securing income for Corps Programming
- Safeguard all income received
- Spending of any money must be done in conformity and with an approved budget.
- Accounting records must be up to date
- Required reports to funding organizations and/or supervising headquarters should be submitted on a timely basis
How do we release financial information to the public or an individual donar?
We Don’t
When can we release financial information to the public or an individual donar?
Only If prior approval is obtained by DHQ.
How long do we maintain bank statement records?
7 years
How long do we maintain cancelled check records?
7 years
How long do we maintain Payroll records?
They are permanent; but when in doubt follow the retention manual.
What is the Accounting Equation
Assets (deposits) = Liability (expenses) + Fund Balance (What you are worth)
What is Fund Accounting?
A fund designates a different set of books within a company.
Each Fund must have their own balance sheet and must balance within the fund.
What is the difference between Cash and accrual accounting?
Cash = what you have now to spend Accrual= expenses that are reported when incurred and income is recorded as it is earned.
What is the 3 purposes of accounting?
- Record
- Report
- Manage
Who is responsible for Accounting?
The Corps. Commanding Officer
What is the SA Fiscal Year?
Oct 1 - Sept 30
How often do we issue cartidge receipts/ listings to our soldiers and attendees?
Annually (yearly)
What are Board Designated Funds?
Programs that maintains their own funds i.e Womans Ministries, Troops, Mens Fellowship programs.
Are Board designated Funds subject to support services?
For the most part Yes, with minimal acceptions