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F3 Suspense accounts BPP

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 28, 2015 at 10:18 am #268918
    elle
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    Hi John

    Re to suspense accounts.
    When Q’s trial balance failed to agree, a suspense account was opened for the difference. The trial balance totals were:

    Debit $ 864,390
    Credit $ 860,930

    The company does not have control accounts of its receivables and payables ledgers.

    The following errors were found:

    1. In recording an issue of shares at par, cash received of $ 333,000 was credited to the ordinary shares capital account as $ 333,000.
    2. 2. Cash $ 2,800 paid for plant repairs was correctly accounted for in the cash ash book but was credited to the plant asset account.
    3. The petty cash book balance $500 had been omitted from the trial balance.
    4. A cheque for $ 78,400 paid for the purchase of a motor car was debited to the motor vehicles account s $ 87,400.
    5. A contra between the receivables ledger and the payables ledger for $ 1,200 which should have been credited in the receivables ledger and debited in the payables ledger was actually debited in the receivables ledger and credited in the payables ledger.
    Which of these errors will require an entry to the suspense account to correct them?

    The answer is 1-4
    I do not understand the suspense account entry for : Credit plant asset with 5,600.
    I don’t understand why it is not credited with 2,800 only.

    Please help.

    August 28, 2015 at 4:12 pm #268951
    John Moffat
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    The entry should have been to Dr repairs, not to Cr asset.

    So to correct it, Dr asset (to remove it) 2,800; Dr repairs 2,800 (which is where it should be) and Cr suspense account 5,600

    October 24, 2015 at 9:16 am #278697
    elle
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    Oh I see thank you My mistake was in assuming that cash would’ve been debited if the plant asset was credited. Instead cash was correctly credited. Thank you John 🙂

    October 24, 2015 at 1:06 pm #278717
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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