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[FINANCIAL STATUS CHECKLIST]
What an owner-manager should know:
DAILY
1. Cash on hand.
2. Banδáá balancσáá (kee≡á busines≤á anΣá persona∞áá fund≤ ì
ááááááááááseparate).
3. Daily summary of sales and cash receipts.
4. Tha⌠á al∞ error≤ iε recordinτ collection≤á oεá account≤ ì
ááááááááááarσ corrected.
5. Tha⌠ ß recorΣ oµ al∞ monie≤ paiΣ out¼á b∙ casΦ o≥ checδ ì
áááááááááái≤ maintained.
WEEKLY
1. Accounts receivable (take action on slow payers).
2. Accounts payable (take advantage of discounts).
3. Payrol∞á (record≤á shoulΣ includσ namσ anΣá addres≤á oµ ì
ááááááááááemployee¼ socia∞ securit∙ number¼ numbe≥ oµ exemptions¼ ì
áááááááááádatσ endinτ thσ pa∙ period¼á hour≤ worked¼ ratσ oµ pay¼ ì
áááááááááátota∞ wages¼ deductions¼ ne⌠ pay¼ checδ number).
ááááá4. Taxe≤á anΣá report≤á t∩ statσá anΣá federa∞á governmen⌠ ì
áááááááááá(sales¼ withholding¼ Socia∞ Security¼ etc.).
MONTHLY
1. Tha⌠á al∞á journa∞ entrie≤ arσ classifieΣ accordinτá t∩ ì
áááááááááálikσá element≤á (thesσ shoulΣ bσ generall∙á accep⌠á anΣ ì
áááááááááástandardizeΣ fo≥ botΦ incomσ anΣ expense⌐ anΣ posteΣ t∩ ì
áááááááááágenera∞ ledger.
2. Tha⌠á ßá profi⌠á anΣ los≤ statemen⌠ fo≥á thσá montΦá i≤ ì
ááááááááááavailablσá withiε ß reasonablσ time¼á usuall∙ 1░ t∩á 1╡ ì
ááááááááááday≤ followinτ thσ closσ oµ thσ month«á Thi≤ show≤ thσ ì
ááááááááááincomσá fo≥á thσ busines≤ fo≥ thσá month¼á thσá expensσ ì
ááááááááááincurreΣá iεá obtaininτ thσ income¼á anΣ thσ profi⌠á o≥ ì
áááááááááálos≤ resulting«á Froφ this¼á takσ actioε t∩á eliminatσ ì
áááááááááálos≤ (adjus⌠ mark-up?)¼á reducσ overheaΣ expense¼á pilì
ááááááááááferage¼á incorrec⌠ ta° reporting¼ incorrec⌠ buyinτ proì
áááááááááácedures¼ failurσ t∩ takσ advantagσ oµ casΦ discounts.
3. Tha⌠á ßá balancσ shee⌠ accompanie≤ thσ profi⌠ anΣá los≤ ì
áááááááááástatement«á Thi≤ show≤ asset≤ (wha⌠ thσ busines≤ has)¼ ì
ááááááááááliabilitie≤ (wha⌠ thσ busines≤ owes)¼á anΣ thσá investì
áááááááááámen⌠ oµ thσ owner.è
4. Thσ banδ statemen⌠ i≤ reconcileΣ (Tha⌠ is¼á thσ owner'≤ ì
áááááááááábook≤á arσá iε agreemen⌠ witΦ thσ bank'≤ recorΣ oµá thσ ì
áááááááááácasΦ balance).
5. Thσá pett∙ casΦ accoun⌠ i≤ iε balancσ (thσ actua∞á casΦ ì
ááááááááááou⌠á slip≤ tha⌠ havσ no⌠ beeε chargeΣ t∩ expensσá tota∞ ì
ááááááááááthσ amoun⌠ se⌠ asidσ a≤ pett∙ cash).
6. Tha⌠ al∞ federa∞ ta° deposits¼ withhelΣ incomσ anΣ FIC┴ ì
áááááááááátaxe≤ (Forφ 501⌐ anΣ statσ taxe≤ arσ made.
7. Tha⌠ account≤ receivablσ arσ aged¼á i.e.¼á 30¼á 60¼á 9░ ì
áááááááááádays¼ etc« pas⌠ duσ (worδ al∞ baΣ anΣ slo≈ accounts).
8. Tha⌠á inventor∙ contro∞ i≤ workeΣ t∩ removσ deaΣá stocδ ì
ááááááááááanΣ orde≥ ne≈ stock«á Wha⌠ move≤ slowly┐á Wha⌠á move≤ ì
ááááááááááfast?.