| | | | Type of reconciling item | | Journal Entry? |
1. | | A deposit of collections on account from customers was made, but the amount did not match what appeared on the bank statement. The correct amount of $4,540, shown on the bank statement should have been used in Marins books instead of the amount recorded of $4,629. | | Add to the cash balance per bankDoes not affect the bank reconciliationDeduct from the cash balance per booksDeduct from the cash balance per bankAdd to the cash balance per books | | YesNo |
2. | | Included on the bank statement is an automatic charge for Marin Services monthly mortgage payment. The amount of the payment was $790 of which $485 is principal. Marins bookkeeper always waits for the transaction to appear on the bank statement before recording it because the amount varies from month to month. | | Deduct from the cash balance per bankDoes not affect the bank reconciliationAdd to the cash balance per bankAdd to the cash balance per booksDeduct from the cash balance per books | | YesNo |
3. | | When retracing cheque payments to the journals during the bank reconciliation process, it was noticed that a $1,720 cheque, payable to Marin Services landlord for the current months rent, was charged to Advertising Expense. | | Add to the cash balance per booksDeduct from the cash balance per bankAdd to the cash balance per bankDeduct from the cash balance per booksDoes not affect the bank reconciliation | | YesNo |
4. | | On the previous months bank reconciliation, an outstanding cheque for $450 for a final pay cheque of a part-time employee had not yet been cashed. On the current month bank statement, the cheque has still not cleared the bank account. | | Add to the cash balance per bankAdd to the cash balance per booksDoes not affect the bank reconciliationDeduct from the cash balance per bankDeduct from the cash balance per books | | YesNo |
5. | | Marin has an agreement with RBC to collect notes receivable and any outstanding interest on the notes. Marins bookkeeper waits to record any collection until the amounts are reported by RBC, because it is not predictable how much of the collection will be interest. On the current bank statement, an entry appears for a deposit of $1,080 for a collection of a note with a principal amount of $1,020. | | Add to the cash balance per booksAdd to the cash balance per bankDeduct from the cash balance per bankDoes not affect the bank reconciliationDeduct from the cash balance per books | | YesNo |
6. | | Appearing on the bank reconciliation is a charge for an NSF cheque of $670 which had been deposited earlier in the month by Marin as a payment on account by a new customer. RBC had added an additional charge of $33 for processing the NSF cheque. Because the customer was new, Marin warned the customer that any NSF charges would be added to the amount owing from the customer. | | Add to the cash balance per bankDeduct from the cash balance per bankDeduct from the cash balance per booksDoes not affect the bank reconciliationAdd to the cash balance per books | | YesNo |
7. | | A cheque correctly issued in the amount of $490 as a payment on account to a supplier was incorrectly recorded in the books as $590. | | Deduct from the cash balance per booksAdd to the cash balance per bankDeduct from the cash balance per bankAdd to the cash balance per booksDoes not affect the bank reconciliation | | NoYes |
8. | | Two cheques totalling $314, which were outstanding at the end of the last month, cleared in the current months bank statement. | | Does not affect the bank reconciliationAdd to the cash balance per booksDeduct from the cash balance per bankDeduct from the cash balance per booksAdd to the cash balance per bank | | YesNo |
9. | | Included in the bank statement are charges of $46 for the use of debit cards by Marins customers. Marin waits for the information to be processed by the bank before recording them in the books. | | Deduct from the cash balance per booksDoes not affect the bank reconciliationDeduct from the cash balance per bankAdd to the cash balance per bankAdd to the cash balance per books | | YesNo |