Front Office Accounting (Billing) Functions
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What is the primary responsibility of the Front Office Accounting System?

  • Tracking financial transactions through the hotel's financial cycle
  • Posting charges to guest accounts
  • Creating and maintaining accurate accounting records for each guest or non-guest account (correct)
  • Ensuring internal control over cash transactions only
  • What is the purpose of a Folio in hotel accounting?

  • To summarize financial data for internal control purposes (correct)
  • To record settlement for goods and services provided
  • To maintain a summary grouping of accounts
  • To track financial transactions through the guest cycle
  • What type of voucher is used for recording guest allowances in hotel accounting?

  • Miscellaneous charge voucher
  • Guest allowances voucher (correct)
  • Travel Agent Voucher
  • Visitors Paid-Out Voucher
  • Which type of account is a record of all the in-house charges made by the guest since arrival in the hotel?

    <p>Master Folio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a Point of Sale System in the context of hotel accounting?

    <p>To support internal control over cash and non-cash transactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a front office ledger?

    <p>To manage accounts related to the hotel's registered guests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which ledger would one find credit card payment accounts and accounts of past guests due for collection by the hotel?

    <p>City Ledger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How should personal checks be treated in terms of payment at the front office?

    <p>Treated as cash and carefully scrutinized before acceptance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When do account corrections typically occur in a hotel's front office operations?

    <p>After the close of business on the same day as the error is discovered</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of transaction involves a decrease in the folio balance as compensation for poor service or as rebates for coupons and/or other discounts?

    <p>Account Allowance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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