Receipt
A written record of a transaction.

Balance Sheet
A statement listing a business's assets, liabilities, and net worth, or equity.

Base Adjustment
Adjustments made to the initial base level budget to reflect total base level funding available to the agency. The list of acceptable base level technical and policy adjustments are included in the biennial budget instructions. Adjustments are generally made on a technical or policy basis. Examples of technical adjustments are one-time appropriations and program sunsets. Examples of policy adjustments are salary increases and space rental changes.

Cash Letter
A group of checks accompanied by a paper listing sent to a clearinghouse, a Federal Reserve Bank, or another institution. A cash letter contains a number of negotiable items, mostly checks, accompanied by a letter that lists the amounts and instructions for transmittal to another bank. May also be called a transmittal letter.

Bad Debt
Money owed for a business debt that cannot be collected

Account
A collection of financial information grouped according to customer or purpose.

Cash Method Of Accounting
Accounts for income and expenses when actually received or paid.

Adult Protective Services (APS
Adult Protective Services includes the 24-hour, 365 days a year access to assistance and/or referral with reports of physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect by caretaker, self-neglect, exploitation and abandonment.

Invoice
A written record of a transaction, often submitted to a customer or client when requesting payment.

Accounts Payable
Amounts that a business owes