Financial accounting 1

Bank reconciliation

What is bank reconciliation?

Analysisandadjustmentofdifferencesbetweenthecashbalanceshownona
bankstatement,andtheamountshownintheaccountholder'srecords.This
matchingprocessinvolvesmakingallowancesforchecksissuedbutnotyet
presented,andforchecksdepositedbutnotyetclearedorcredited.And,if
discrepanciespersist,findingthecauseandbringingtherecordsintoagreement.

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AppleCorporationhasthefollowinginformationforthemonthendedJune30,
2015:
Cashbalancesperbankstatement,June30,2015
Cashbalancepercompanyrecords,June30,2015

249,223.00
248,758.80

Thebankstatementdisclosedthefollowinginformation:
1. Acustomernotefor24,000plus240interestwascollectedonJune30,2015.
2. Acustomercheckfor2,762.80wasreturnedbecauseofinsufficientfunds(NSF
check).
3. Themonthservicechargewas300.

Continuation
Areviewofthecompanyrecorddisclosedthefollowing:

1. Adepositfor22,857.40mailedtothebankonJune29,2015didnotappearonthe
bankstatement.

2. Customercheckstotaling6,548.00wereonhandattheendofJuneawaiting
deposit.

3. ThefollowingcompanycheckswereoutstandingattheendofJune:
#862

1,923.80 #864

2,943.60 #865

5,265.00

4.Check#843writtenfor1,824.00inpaymentofacreditoraccountandincludedwith
thecanceledchecksinthebankstatementhasbeenerroneouslyrecordedas 384in
thecompanyrecords

Take notes!
Book reconciling items
1. Credit memos. Note
collected by bank and
interest income
2. Debit memos. Bank service
charge and NSF check
3. Errors. Erroneous
recording of check #843

Bank reconciling items

1.

Deposit in transit. Cash on hand awaiting for deposits and

cash already deposited but too late to appear in bank
statement.

2.

Outstanding checks. Checks issued to payees by not yet

presented to bank for encashment.

3.

Errors. Erroneous bank debit and credit.

Bulacan Corporation
Bank reconciliation
June 30, 2015
Balance per bank
statement
Add: Deposit in
transit
Checks on
hand

249,22
3.00

Add: Note
collected by bank

22,857.
40
6,548.0
0

Total

Balance per books

29,405.
40

Interest
income

248.75
8.80
24,000.
00
240.00

Total

Deduct:
Outstanding
checks
#862

1,923.8
0

#864

2.943.6

Deduct: Bank
service charge
NSF check
returned
Error I recording

24,240.
00
272,998
.80

300.00
2,762.8
0

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