You Began Your New Job as the Accountant for Morton

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Essay

You began your new job as the accountant for Morton Company. You were surprised to find that the company had a $2,000 petty cash fund, which sits in the break room. The president of the company told you: "Our petty cash system here works quite smoothly. Since everyone is honest here, everyone has access to the fund for incidentals that might pop up in the course of the business day. Most of these situations don't have any receipts tied to them, so I just put the money back in the fund when my secretary tells me that we have run out of petty cash and we debit the amount to Miscellaneous Expense."
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(a) Should you implement some controls on petty cash? Why?
(b) If so, what controls could be used for petty cash?

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Definitions:

Remeasure

The process of adjusting the value of a financial instrument or asset to reflect its current market value.

Financial Statements

Structured reports that detail the financial activities and condition of a business, including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows.

Current Rate Method

A method used in financial reporting to convert the financial statements of a foreign subsidiary to the parent company's reporting currency, using the current exchange rates.

Exchange Rate

The price at which one currency can be exchanged for another in the foreign exchange market.