Petty cash log

Worksheet

What went into the tin, what came out, and the balance in exact cents.

Both numbers on the page

What the log says the balance is, and what was actually in the tin when somebody counted it. Keeping the two side by side is the whole job of a petty cash record, and it is exactly what a spreadsheet with one running total cannot do.

Whole cents, in the order you typed them

The running balance is computed line by line in integer cents, in your order rather than a sorted one — so it matches the book you are checking it against.

Not accounting, and it says so

No ledger, no journal, no accounts and no tax categories. The category on a line is your own label for your own sorting.

Alongside this: Cash deposit sheet · Expense log · Month-end close

A record of a cash float. CompliMaint keeps no general ledger, posts no journal entry, applies no tax category, reconciles against no bank and gives no accounting or tax advice. Everything runs on your device.

Questions people ask

Why is money out called a “payment”?
Because the ledger underneath is shared with the other running-balance tools in this product and those are its three words: a charge increases the balance, a payment reduces it, a credit reduces it for a different reason. Money into the tin is a charge; money out is a payment.
Does it tell me if the tin is short?
No — it shows you both figures and leaves the comparison to you. The balance is what the entries say; the counted figure is what you found. A tool that declared a discrepancy would be making an accusation from arithmetic it cannot verify.
Is this bookkeeping?
No. There is no general ledger, no journal entry, no expense account and no tax category. It is a record of a cash tin. What your bookkeeper does with it afterwards is their work.
Can I run more than one tin?
Yes — one sheet per tin or float, each against the site it belongs to. They do not share a balance.
Where do the receipts go?
Wherever you file them. The notes column is for the reference so somebody can find the paper; the paper itself is not stored here.