MODULE 8: Monthly and Year-End Processing
MODULE 9: Utilities and Maintenance
MODULE 10: Reporting and Analysis
Final Exam
Capstone Project
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Lesson 10.2: Activity

Practical Activity: Auditing Cash Disbursements

Objective: Generate a report to see who posted checks last month and identifying which checks have cleared the bank.

1. Navigate: Go to Reports > Control Account Registers > Cash Disbursements Journal.

2. Set Date: Set the Date Range to Last Month.

3. Select Account: Choose your main Operating Checking account for both Start and End Account.

4. Customize Fields:

    ◦ Click the Report Fields dropdown.

    ◦ Check Entered By.

    ◦ Check Date Cleared.

5. Generate: Click the HTML icon.

6. Review:

    ◦ Scroll through the report. Identify who entered the checks.

    ◦ Look at the “Date Cleared” column. If a date is present, that check was cleared in a finalized Bank Reconciliation.

    ◦ Click on a blue Reference Number (Check Number) to drill down and see the original transaction screen.