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Errors and trial balance

Forums › FIA Forums › FA1 Recording Financial Transactions Forums › Errors and trial balance

  • This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by nigel.
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  • June 7, 2014 at 2:22 pm #175016
    mcbluerocker
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    Hi, I came across this question one day, I find the answers quite confusing. I think the answer is D but A too…HELP!!! Thanks in advance 🙂

    Which of the following would be identified as an error by a trial balance?
    A. Overstating the balance of the payables ledger control account
    B. Omitting an invoice which had fallen behind a filing cabinet from the books of accounts
    C. Recoding a cash purchase in cash and inventory accounts
    D. Recording $100 commission received as commission paid

    August 4, 2014 at 3:27 pm #186349
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    A. concerns payables ledger… it has no connection to the general ledgre as payables ledger is a personal account and is NOT PART OF THE DOUBLE ENTRY SYSTEM.

    October 2, 2014 at 8:58 am #203225
    nigel
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    Yes true, however that’s the payables
    ledger control account which is part of the double entry system.

    October 2, 2014 at 9:52 am #203231
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    note that payables ledger is different from payables control account. it is the payables control account that is part of the double entry system and thus errors in this account may give rise to differences in tb.

    payable ledger is not part of double entry system thus has no effect on tb

    October 3, 2014 at 6:39 am #203295
    nigel
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    So which answer is correct one. A or D?

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