Petty cash is a current asset and should be listed as a debit on the company balance sheet. To initially fund a petty cash account, the accountant should write a check made out to Petty Cash for the desired amount of cash to keep on hand and then cash the check at the company's bank.
FDIC Insurance for Trust Bank Accounts The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures bank accounts in the event of a bank failure. If you have more than the FDIC limit at a bank that fails, you could lose all or part of the amount that is not covered by the FDIC insurance. Coverage for living trust accounts. Living trust accounts for each trust owner are insured up to $250,000 (subject to some limitations) per beneficiary, regardless of whether the beneficiary is a close relative of the trustor.
As of August 2014, it provides deposit insurance guaranteeing the safety of a depositor's accounts in member banks up to $250,000 for each deposit ownership category in each insured bank. As of August 27, 2014, the FDIC insured deposits at 6,638 institutions.