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[FINANCIAL STATUS CHECKLIST]
What an owner-manager should know:
DAILY
1. Cash on hand.
2. Bank balance (keep business and personal funds
separate).
3. Daily summary of sales and cash receipts.
4. That all errors in recording collections on accounts
are corrected.
5. That a record of all monies paid out, by cash or check
is maintained.
WEEKLY
1. Accounts receivable (take action on slow payers).
2. Accounts payable (take advantage of discounts).
3. Payroll (records should include name and address of
employee, social security number, number of exemptions,
date ending the pay period, hours worked, rate of pay,
total wages, deductions, net pay, check number).
4. Taxes and reports to state and federal government
(sales, withholding, Social Security, etc.).
MONTHLY
1. That all journal entries are classified according to
like elements (these should be generally accept and
standardized for both income and expense) and posted to
general ledger.
2. That a profit and loss statement for the month is
available within a reasonable time, usually 10 to 15
days following the close of the month. This shows the
income for the business for the month, the expense
incurred in obtaining the income, and the profit or
loss resulting. From this, take action to eliminate
loss (adjust mark-up?), reduce overhead expense, pil
ferage, incorrect tax reporting, incorrect buying pro
cedures, failure to take advantage of cash discounts.
3. That a balance sheet accompanies the profit and loss
statement. This shows assets (what the business has),
liabilities (what the business owes), and the invest
ment of the owner.
4. The bank statement is reconciled (That is, the owner's
books are in agreement with the bank's record of the
cash balance).
5. The petty cash account is in balance (the actual cash
out slips that have not been charged to expense total
the amount set aside as petty cash).
6. That all federal tax deposits, withheld income and FICA
taxes (Form 501) and state taxes are made.
7. That accounts receivable are aged, i.e., 30, 60, 90
days, etc. past due (work all bad and slow accounts).
8. That inventory control is worked to remove dead stock
and order new stock. What moves slowly? What moves
fast?.