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Recording of repetitive expenses in cash book will burden the cashier. Hence, a separate book is created where petty expenses are recorded. Examples of such type of expenses are: Stationery, Refreshment, Postage, and Conveyance. Petty cash book is maintained by Petty cashier.
Preparation is mostly done by Imprest System as it is more convenient. In this system, petty cashier is given a pre-defined sum of the money for a period. At the end of the period, the amount spent by him is reimbursed by cashier so that the cashier has the same amount again at the start of the period.