The following form can be varied to suit most cases [when the statement of receipts and expenses is very long, it is often desirable to specify the amounts received from one or two particular sources, which can be done immediately after stating the total receipts; the same course can be taken in regard to the expenditures]:
Treasurer’s Report.
The undersigned, Treasurer of the M. L. Society, begs leave to submit the following annual report:
The balance on hand at the commencement of the year was ——— dollars and ——— cents. There was received from all sources during the year ——— dollars and ——— cents; during the same time the expenses amounted to ——— dollars and ——— cents, leaving a balance on hand of ——— dollars and ——— cents.
The annexed statement of receipts and expenditures will show in detail the sources from which the receipts were obtained, and the objects to which the expenditures have been applied.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
S——— M———,
Treasurer M. L. S.
The “Statement of receipts and expenditures” can be made by simply giving a list of receipts, followed by a list of expenses, and finishing up with the balance on hand. The