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types of errors

JJane2y ago
Which of the following types of error is never indicated when a trial balance is extracted? Errors of commission Errors of omission Errors of principle Transposition errors The correct answer is Errors of principle. But according to the explanation, the correct answer should be errors of omission? Is it a mistake? Explanation: The existence of a transposition error should always be revealed by a trial balance. Errors of omission and commission may or may not be revealed, depending on the nature of the error and whether the error has resulted in a mismatch between debt and credit entries in the general ledger accounts. An error of omission is never revealed, because there have been no entries in the general ledger for the omitted item.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor2y ago#1
Where did you find this question, because the explanation is very strange? An error of omission will not be revealed if both the debit and credit entries have been omitted. An error of principle will also not be revealed because it is when an entry has been made to an SOPL account when it should have been made to a SOFP account (or vice versa).
JJane2y ago#2
It’s from bpp mock2
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor2y ago#3
It is a mistake. As I wrote before, both an error of omission and an error of principle are correct.
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