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Miller Corporations December 31, 2016, bank statement showed a $2,055.25 balance. On this date, Millers Cash account reflected a $364.60 overdraft. In reconciling these amounts,

Miller Corporations December 31, 2016, bank statement showed a $2,055.25 balance. On this date, Millers Cash account reflected a $364.60 overdraft. In reconciling these amounts, the following information is discovered:

1. Cash on hand for undeposited sales receipts, December 31, $129.25.
2. Customer NSF check returned with bank statement, $419.20.
3. Cash sales of $624.25 for the week ended December 18 were recorded on the books. The cashier reports this amount missing, and it was not deposited in the bank.
4. Note receivable of $2,300.00 and interest of $23 collected by the bank and not recorded on the books.
5. Deposit in transit December 31, $320.00.
6. A customer check for $380.30 in payment of its account was recorded on the books at $830.30.
7. Outstanding checks, $2,039.55. Includes a duplicate check of $62.85 to C. Brown, who notified Miller that the original was lost. Miller stopped payment on the original check and has already adjusted the cash account in the accounting records for this amount.
Required:
1. Prepare a December 31 bank reconciliation for Miller.
2. Prepare any journal entries necessary by Miller to record the information from Requirement 1.

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Miller Corporation
General Ledger
ASSETS
111 Cash
121 Accounts Receivable
125 Notes Receivable
141 Inventory
152 Prepaid Insurance
181 Equipment
198 Accumulated Depreciation
LIABILITIES
211 Accounts Payable
231 Salaries Payable
250 Unearned Revenue
261 Income Taxes Payable
EQUITY
311 Common Stock
331 Retained Earnings
REVENUE
411 Sales Revenue
431 Interest Income
EXPENSES
500 Cost of Goods Sold
511 Insurance Expense
512 Utilities Expense
521 Salaries Expense
532 Bad Debt Expense
540 Interest Expense
541 Depreciation Expense
559 Miscellaneous Expenses
632 Loss from Missing Deposit
910 Income Tax Expense

Amount Descriptions

Adjusted cash balance
Cash on hand
Deposit in transit
Error in recording
Interest on note
Missing deposit
Note collected by bank
NSF check returned
Outstanding checks

GENERAL JOURNAL

DATE ACCOUNT TITLE POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT

1

2

3

4

5

6

Prepare a December 31 bank reconciliation for Miller. Additional Instructions

Miller Corporation

Bank Reconciliation

December 31, 2016

1

Balance from bank statement

2

Add:

3

4

5

6

7

Deduct:

8

9

Adjusted cash balance

10

11

Balance from company records

12

Add:

13

14

15

16

17

Deduct:

18

19

20

21

22

Adjusted cash balance

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