The Kanjo-sho office dealt with all finance-related matters, including the balance of the bakufu's finance, the collection of tax in Tenryo (the areas controlled directly by the bakufu), trade at Nagasaki, the attendance of the Gundai officers and of the Daikan officers, and reminting coins.
勘定所は、幕府財政の収支、天領での年貢徴収、長崎貿易、郡代・代官の勤怠、貨幣改鋳など財政に関する事務一切を扱った。