Florida Budget Guide · Published October 24, 2026 · AI-assisted planning guide. No independent professional review is claimed. Editorial policy.
The last automatic electric payment is not always the last event on a moving household’s account. Service end dates, final reads, deposits and later adjustments can appear at different times. This worksheet follows the account to a documented closing balance so a Florida mover does not mistake a scheduled payment or a deposit for a completed settlement. Keep a final-bill reserve until the provider confirms the account is settled. That reserve is temporary cash planning, not a prediction that a closing fee applies or that the deposit will always cover the last bill.
Define the charges before doing the math
Confirm the requested service stop date and record the closing read or the provider’s explanation of its final measurement. Match the final service address and account to your move. Keep refundable security separate from actual consumption and from any fee the provider says applies to closing this particular account. For final service interval, verify the stop date and the period actually charged. For security credit, identify how much refundable money is applied to the bill. For payments in transit, match bank payments to the provider’s posted ledger. For closing balance, separate an amount owed from a refund actually issued.
Compare consistent scenarios
Compare the final charges, payments posted after the previous statement and the actual deposit credit. Do not count the same deposit both as a cash refund and a reduction in charges. If budget billing or an installment arrangement was active, add its documented settlement as a separate line rather than assuming it disappeared.
Turn the worksheet into a documented decision
Keep a forwarding contact method on file through the provider’s normal process and retain the closing statement. Check the eventual refund or additional payment against that statement. Resolve an unexplained charge with the provider using the stop confirmation and ledger; do not use this worksheet as authority to ignore a payment notice.
Build your own itemized estimate
Use this topic-specific checklist to collect the actual scope and written amounts. Keep the quote date beside each figure; an unknown charge should stay blank until checked.
| Cost or decision | What to verify | Your amount / date |
|---|---|---|
| Final service interval | Verify the stop date and the period actually charged | __________ |
| Security credit | Identify how much refundable money is applied to the bill | __________ |
| Payments in transit | Match bank payments to the provider’s posted ledger | __________ |
| Closing balance | Separate an amount owed from a refund actually issued | __________ |
Worked example with fictional inputs
These figures demonstrate the arithmetic only. They are not Florida market prices, current fees, or provider quotes. Follow the units named in each input.
- Final charges
- 140.00
- Deposit credit
- 100.00
- Later payment
- 25.00
Calculation: final_charges - deposit_credit - later_payment
Illustrative result: 15.00 USD
Illustrative arithmetic using invented planning inputs, not a Florida tariff, provider quote or market-price claim. Replace every input with your own documented figure.