The owner of Harrys Garden Supplies has completed a bank reconciliation and cannot get the banks records to agree with the cash records of his business. He concludes that internal control has somehow failed and cash is being misappropriated. He asks you to check the records and confirm or otherwise his suspicions. He supplies the reconciliation statement at the end of last month, his cash records, and the most recent bank statement.

Last months reconciliation statement is presented below.

Harrys Garden Supplies Bank Reconciliation as at 31 May 2020
Balance as per bank statement	$ 42,328.90	Cr
Add: Outstanding deposits	1,224.50
	5,553.40
Less: Unpresented cheques	223.70
Balance as per Cash at Bank account	5,329.70	Dr

The total of the cash receipts journal for June is $64,776.30 and the total of the cash payments journal is $63,265.60. The current bank statement shows that cheques presented and paid amount to $59,725.10, and total deposits amount to $64,780.60. There are also additional debits on the statement for a dishonoured cheque for $210, and account fees for $20.

An examination of the records reveals that all reconciling items at 31 May 2020 appear in the bank statement for June, unpresented cheques at 30 June total $7,154.40, and the 30 June deposit of $1,950.40 has not been credited by the bank. Your check of the cash journals reveals that addition errors have been made by the clerks responsible. Receipts should total $65,766.30 and payments should total $63,185.60.

Required:

1. Recalculate and present the general ledger Cash at Bank account balance as it should be at 30 June 2020.

(7 marks)

2. Prepare the bank reconciliation statement at 30 June 2020.

(8 marks)

3. Advise the owner of Harrys Garden Supplies whether cash is being misappropriated, assuming that the records maintained by the bank are accurate. (150 words)

(5 marks)

4. Although the process of bank reconciliation provides a measure of control over cash in a business entity, bank reconciliation is useless unless it operates within a framework that incorporates essential elements of a good internal control system. Discuss this statement.