The Cash Book of a business shows a favourable bank balance of 3,856 at 30 June 2012.
Question:
The Cash Book of a business shows a favourable bank balance of £3,856 at 30 June 2012. After comparing the entries in the Cash Book with the entries on the related bank statement you find that:
(i) Cheques amounting to £218 entered in the Cash Book have not yet been presented for payment to the bank.
(ii) An amount of £50 entered on the Bank account of the Cash Book has not been banked.
(iii) An amount of £95 has been credited by the bank to the account in error.
(iv) The bank has credited and then debited the bank statement with an amount of £48, being A. Jones’ cheque which it forwarded on 1 July 2012 marked ‘insufficient funds – return to drawer’.
(v) Interest of £10 has been charged by the bank, but not yet entered in the Cash Book.
(vi) A cheque from a customer entered in the Cash Book as £88 had been correctly entered by the bank as £188.
Required:
(a) Show the additional entries to be made in the Cash Book and bring down the corrected balance.
(b) Prepare a bank reconciliation statement.
Step by Step Answer:
Financial Accounting An Introduction
ISBN: 9780273737650
2nd Edition
Authors: Mr Barry Elliott, Mr Augustine Benedict