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title: Issuance of Petty Cash Fund
description: "A petty cash fund is a convenient resource that businesses maintain to cover small, day-to-day expenses. It’s like having spare change readily available to handle minor purchases without the need for complex approvals or reimbursement processes. ## Steps in issuing…"
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updated: "2025-09-26"
category: Transactions
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# Issuance of Petty Cash Fund

A petty cash fund is a convenient resource that businesses maintain to cover small, day-to-day expenses. It’s like having spare change readily available to handle minor purchases without the need for complex approvals or reimbursement processes.

## Steps in issuing Petty Cash Funds

1. From the Dashboard, click on the side bar and select Expense
2. Click on the plus icon (+) to add a new expense.
3. In the Add Expense screen, select your petty cash custodian as the Vendor. *(fig. 1)*

     [![Add-vendor- Issuing petty cash fund](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Add-vendor-Issuing-petty-cash-fund-1-1024x608.png)](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Add-vendor-Issuing-petty-cash-fund-1.png)

fig. 1 – Add Expense Record

4. Select Petty Cash Fund as your Expense Account. *(fig. 2)*

     [![](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Add-expense-Issuing-petty-cash-fund-1024x613.png)](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Add-expense-Issuing-petty-cash-fund.png)

fig. 2 – Add Expense Item

1. Issue the payment of the petty cash fund expense. *(fig. 3)*

     [![](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Add-payment-Issuing-petty-cash-fund-1024x862.png)](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Add-payment-Issuing-petty-cash-fund.png)

fig. 3 – Issue payment for the Petty Cash