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FA – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q3a – Trial Balance: Usefulness and Limitations

Explain trial balance errors and suspense account.

  • ICA (Nigeria)
  • PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
  • FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Question

i. Explain what a trial balance is and state FOUR errors that a trial balance does not reveal. (3 Marks)
ii. What is a suspense account? (2 Marks)

Answer

a. i. Trial Balance
A trial balance is a list of balances extracted from the ledger accounts to test the arithmetic accuracy of the various ledger accounts. It helps check if the additions and subtractions made in the ledger are correct.

Errors not revealed by a trial balance:

  1. Error of complete omission
    This occurs when a transaction is completely left out from the books.
  2. Error of principle
    This arises when an incorrect accounting principle is applied, such as classifying capital expenditure as revenue.
  3. Error of commission
    This happens when a transaction is recorded in the wrong person’s account but the correct side of the account is used.
  4. Error of original entry
    This occurs when an incorrect amount is entered at the source.
  5. Compensating error
    This is when two or more errors cancel each other out.
  6. Complete reversal of entry error
    This happens when the correct amounts are entered on the wrong side of the accounts.

a. ii. Suspense Account
A suspense account is a temporary account used to record transactions whose final destination cannot be determined at the time of recording. Transactions are held in the suspense account pending the discovery and correction of errors through journal entries, after which the account is closed​.

  • Tags: Errors, Journal Entries, Suspense account, Trial Balance
  • Level: Level 1
  • Topic: Trial Balance: Usefulness and Limitations
  • Series: NOV 2020
  • Uploader: Dotse
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