10 Agreement is obtained from the Treasurer at headquarters or the Regional Budget and Finance Officer prior to closing an Imprest account. A final Imprest account return is submitted in the same way as at the end of the month. The Regional Budget and Finance Officer/Controlling Office ensures that all actions required to close the bank, Imprest and general leger accounts are completed prior to closing the accounts.
20 The Imprest Holder transfers the balance of cash on hand from the Imprest cash account to the Imprest bank account and thereafter, instructs the bank to transfer all remaining funds to a bank account designated by Treasury at headquarters or the Regional Budget and Finance Officer. Once the transfer is complete and the balance is zero in the bank account, the bank account is closed. Thereafter, the controlling office will take the necessary action to end date the Imprest account, respective general ledger account and the payment instruction key.
