Different types of posting errors are identified below: 1. A $1,200 debit to Supplies was posted as
Question:
Different types of posting errors are identified below:
1. A $1,200 debit to Supplies was posted as a $2,100 debit.
2. A $1,000 credit to Cash was posted twice as two credits to Cash.
3. A $5,000 debit to Dividends Declared was posted to the Common Shares account.
4. A journal entry debiting Cash and crediting Service Revenue for $2,500 was not posted.
5. The collection of $500 cash on account was posted as a debit of $500 to Cash and a credit of $500 to Accounts Payable.
6. The payment of $1,000 on an account payable owed to the insurance company was posted as a debit to the Insurance Expense account. No credit was posted.
For each of the above errors, indicate
(a) Whether the trial balance will balance (yes or no),
(b) The amount of the difference if the trial balance will not balance, and
(c) The trial balance column (debit or credit) that will have the larger total. Consider each error separately. Use the following format, in which the first error is given as an example:
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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1119368458
7th Canadian edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine