Audit
A systematic review or examination of the assertions or actions of a third party to evaluate conformance to some norm or benchmark.

Accrual Method Of Accounting
Accounts for income and expenses in the 12-month period earned or incurred, which is not necessarily when it is received or paid.

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.

Accounts Payable
Amounts that a business owes

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

Accrual Method Of Accounting
In the context of a financial audit, audit findings represent weaknesses or deficiencies in internal controls, or instances of noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations, that are presented in an audit report.

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

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.

Statement
A formal written summary of outstanding invoices.

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