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Bank Reconciliation

MMamu2y ago
Hi sir.. I am not getting my head around the answer key provided by Kaplan 2023-24 kit for the following question: SEC B - Qn 3 CLER CO Task 2 You are now dealing with the bank reconciliation as at 31 December 20X7 and a colleague has provided you with the following information: Cheques not yet presented 2,400 Cheque returned unpaid by customer’s bank 1,000 Lodgments not yet cleared 3,400 Debit balance per bank statement 1,500 Debit balance per bank statement 1,500 Cheques not yet presented ––––––– Sub-total Lodgments not yet cleared ––––––– Balance per cash book Credit / Debit* Cheque returned unpaid by customer’s bank ––––––– Updated balance per bank general ledger Credit / Debit* What I have done is as follows: Debit balance per bank statement 1,500 (Debit - Overdrawn) Cheques not yet presented 2400 Lodgments not yet cleared (3400) Updated balance per bank general ledger 500 (Credit - Overdrawn) Cheque returned unpaid by customer’s bank (1000) Balance per cash book (500) (Debit - Positive bal) In the provided answer they printed: Balance per cash book 500 Credit Updated balance per bank general ledger 1500 Credit Did I do it correctly ..? If not could you kindly explain where I went wrong.. Thanks in advance..
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor2y ago#1
I do not have the Kaplan books, but assuming that there was no other information given in the question (and assuming it asked what the current cash balance is) then it would seem that what you are doing is correct. Currently the cash book will be showing a debit balance of $500. When they put through the correcting entry for the customer's cheque returned the balance would then be $500 credit which would then agree with the final figure in the bank reconciliation statement.
MMamu2y ago#2
Thank you so much sir...
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor2y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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