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b ) Maji mazuri, a sole trader received his bank statement for the month of June 2 0 2 2 . At that date the

b) Maji mazuri, a sole trader received his bank statement for the month of June 2022. At that
date the bank balance was Sh.1,521,000 whereas his cash book balance was Sh.4,733,000.
His accountant investigated the matter and discovered the following discrepancies:
i) Bank charges of Sh.6,000.00 had not been entered in the cashbook.
ii) Cheques drawn by Maji Mazuri totaling Sh.45,000.00 had not yet been presented to the bank.
iii) He had not entered receipts of Sh.53,000.00 in his cashbook.
iv) The bank had not credited Maji Mazuri with receipts of Sh.197,000.00 paid into the bank on 30 June 2022.
v) Standing order payments amounting to Sh.124,000.00 had not been entered into the cashbook.
vi) In the cashbook Maji Mazuri had entered a payment of Sh149,800.00 as Sh.158,800.00
vii) A cheque for Sh.30,000.00 from a debtor had been returned by the bank marked refer to drawer but had not been written back into the cashbook.
viii) Maji Mazuri had brought forward the opening cash balance of Sh.658,500.00 as a debit balance instead of a credit balance.
ix) An old cheque payment amounting to Sh.88,000 had been written back in the cashbook but the bank had already honored it.
x) Some of Maji Mazuri customers had agreed to settle their debts by paying directly into his bank account. Unfortunately, the bank had credited some deposits amounting to Sh.1665,000.00 to another customers account. However, acting on information from his customers Maji Mazuri had actually entered the expected receipts from the debtors in is cashbook.
Required:
i. A statement showing Maji Mazuri adjusted cashbook balance as at 30 June 2022.(7 Marks)
ii. A bank reconciliation statement as at 30 June 2022.

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