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TERMINOLOGY RELATED TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. OBJECTIVES. To learn terminology related to financial management. Insufficient funds NSF. Not enough money to cover the check. Certified check.
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OBJECTIVES • To learn terminology related to financial management
Insufficient funds NSF • Not enough money to cover the check
Certified check • A guarantee from the bank to cover a sum of money, personal check signed by authorized bank official who will set the funds aside until the check is presented for payment
Power of attorney • Written legal authorization to act for another person
withdrawal • Removal of fund from a checking account by writing a check
payee • One to whom a check or money is payable, receiver
payer • The party responsible for payment, one who signs a check
fit • Federal income tax
fica • Federal Insurance Contribution Act, the law that sets Social Security taxes and benefits
Money order • A voucher purchased for face value- specific sum of money, plus a small fee
Service charge • Fee charged by bank for services rendered
voucher • A paper serving as evidence or proof of payment
assets • Anything owned that has monetary value
harassment • Continual annoyance
credit • A deposit or addition to a bank account
debit • A charge has been entered to the account
posted • To transfer information from one record to another
void • Useless, ineffective
transaction • A business deal
adjustment • Alteration to the patient account
Stop payment order • A written order revoking a check. It must be given to the bank before bank’s payment of the item.
deposit • Funds given to a bank to be credited to an account
endorsement • Payee’s signature on the back of the check, indicates liability for payments
forgery • A fraudulent signature or instrument
balance • The difference between debit and credit
Petty cash • A small amount of money used for incidental expenses
Day sheet • A running tally of the practices income for the day
superbill • Charge slip, encounter form
efts • Electronic funds transfer system-a system by which preauthorized automatic transfers are made from savings to checking accounts.
disbursement • Cash amount paid out
micr • Magnetic Ink Character Recognition