- 12 Marks
FA – L1 – Q58 – Bank reconciliations
Question
While reconciling the bank statement with the cash/bank book of Accra & Sons for the year ended December 31, 20X9, you noted the following:
(i) Balance as per bank statement at December 31, 20X9, overdrawn: GH¢806,436
(ii) Cheques drawn but not presented till December 31, 20X9: GH¢377,784
(iii) Mark-up on overdraft charged by the bank on January 2, 20Y0 was recorded in the cash/bank book on December 31, 20X9: GH¢118,686
(iv) Collections made on December 30 and 31, 20X9 were not lodged with the bank till January 3, 20Y0: GH¢250,600
(v) A bill which was due on December 29, 20X9 was sent to the bank for collection on December 28, 20X9, and entered in the cash/bank book. However, the proceeds were credited by the bank on January 1, 20Y0: GH¢196,500
(vi) Subscription for a magazine was paid by the bank, as per the auto-debit instructions, on December 1, 20X9. This transaction has not been recorded in the cash/bank book so far: GH¢3,144
(vii) A time-barred cheque was replaced with a new cheque on December 30, 20X9 and entered in the cash/bank book without the previous cheque being cancelled / reversed. Both the cheques are included in (ii) above: GH¢5,000
(viii) A cheque received on December 21 was erroneously recorded on the credit side of the cash/bank book: GH¢7,500
(ix) A cheque issued to a supplier was time-barred as of January 2, 20Y0: GH¢13,200
(x) A cheque issued by the company has been entered in the credit column of the bank statement: GH¢13,200
Required:
Prepare a bank reconciliation statement as at December 31, 20X9 and identify the amount to be carried to the statement of financial position as “cash at bank”.
Answer
Accra & Sons
Bank reconciliation statement as at 31st December 20X9
Cash book corrections – (increase)/decrease in overdraft:
| Description | GH¢ |
|---|---|
| Bank balance as per cash book (overdraft) (before above adjustments/corrections – balancing figure) | (781,562) |
| Bank mark-up wrongly entered in cash book | 118,686 |
| 1st time-barred cheque reversed | 5,000 |
| Error in recording of cheque (125,000 – 12,500) | 112,500 |
| Subscription to magazines now entered | (3,144) |
| Cheque received wrongly entered in bank book (7,500 + 7,500) | 15,000 |
| Adjusted balance per bank / cash book (overdraft) to be carried to statement of financial position (from below) | (553,520) |
Balance overdrawn as per bank statement
| Description | GH¢ |
|---|---|
| Balance overdrawn as per bank statement | (806,436) |
| (Increase)/decrease in overdraft | |
| Cheques drawn not presented (377,784 – 5,000) | 372,784 |
| Cheque issued wrongly credited in bank statement (13,200 + 13,200) | 26,400 |
| Collection received not banked | (250,600) |
| Bill not credited | (196,500) |
| Bank statement balance as adjusted | (553,520) |
- Tags: Bank reconciliation, Cash book, Cheques, Errors, Financial Statements, Overdraft
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Bank reconciliations
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