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The following is a summary from the cashbook (bank column) of Beautiful enterprise for May 2020. Debit Credit Details RM Details RM Balance b/d 2,814

The following is a summary from the cashbook (bank column) of Beautiful enterprise for May 2020.

Debit Credit

Details

RM

Details

RM

Balance b/d

2,814

Payments

31,040

Receipts

30,146

Balance c/d

1,920

32,960

32,960

Upon investigation, the following were discovered:

  1. Bank charges of RM70 shown on the bank statement have not been entered in the cashbook.
  2. A cheque drawn for RM94 has been entered in error as a receipt in the cashbook.
  3. A cheque for RM36 has been returned by the bank marked refer to drawer but it has not been written back in the cashbook.
  4. An error has occurred in the opening balance in the cashbook where the opening balance should have been carried down as RM2,940.
  5. Three cheques paid to suppliers for RM438, RM740, and RM60 have not yet been presented to the bank.
  6. A credit transfer of RM600 from Starlight was entered in the bank statement but not in the cashbook.
  7. A cheque received from Moonlight Groceries for RM570 and credited in the bank statement on 15 May 2020 has now been dishonored and debited in the bank statement on 19 May 2020. The only entry in the cashbook for this cheque was its receipt on the 12 May 2020.
  8. The last page of the cashbook shows a deposit of RM3,084 which has not yet been credited to the account by the bank.
  9. The bank has debited a cheque for RM144 in error to Beautiful Enterprises account.
  10. A standing order of RM210 of Sunny Days loan repayment has been recorded in the bank statement but is not updated in the cashbook.
  11. The bank statement shows an overdrawn balance of RM418.

Required:

  1. Show the adjustments that need to be made in the cashbook for May 2020.
  2. Prepare a bank reconciliation statement as at 31 May 2020.

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