In the accounts of S Urara, a tax invoice for the sale of goods to C Boronia
Question:
In the accounts of S Urara, a tax invoice for the sale of goods to C Boronia was correctly prepared for $627
($570 + $57 GST). However, it was erroneously entered and processed in the sales journal for C Boronia as
$825 ($750 + $75 GST). Control accounts are used for the debtors’ accounts. This error was discovered after the sales journal was balanced and posted to the general and accounts receivable ledgers.
You are required to correct this error in the accounts of S Urara by preparing:
a pro forma general journals showing:
i what the entry should have been ii what the erroneous entry was iii in general journal format, what the correction journal entry is b reversal and correcting general journals.
Step by Step Answer:
Accounting An Introduction To Principles And Practice
ISBN: 9780170403832
9th Edition
Authors: Edward A. Clarke, Michael Wilson