- 11 Marks
FA – L1 – Q50 – Control accounts and account reconciliations
Question
The net sales ledger balances of Wako Associates aggregated GH¢319,000 as on December 31, 20X9. However, the receivables control account showed balance of GH¢350,410. On checking the following errors were identified:
(i) A credit balance amounting to GH¢1,200 had been omitted from the list of balances.
(ii) The Sales Return Book had been undercast by GH¢12,000.
(iii) A balance owed by Murad amounting to GH¢2,100 had been written off by debiting irrecoverable debts and crediting allowance for receivables accounts.
(iv) A debit balance of GH¢2,600 in the sales ledger had been listed as a credit balance.
(v) No entry had been made in the control account to record transfer of GH¢3,600 standing to the credit of David’s account in the purchases ledger to his account in the sales ledger.
(vi) Goods returned by Kwame amounting to GH¢1,700 were credited to his account in the sales ledger but debited to purchase account in the general ledger.
(vii) Enoch had been expected to take a settlement discount of GH¢800 and this had been correctly accounted for. However, Enoch did not settle on time and thus did not qualify for the discount.
(viii) A dishonoured bill of exchange from AC & Company for GH¢1,800 was properly entered in sales ledger but was debited to miscellaneous expense account in general ledger.
(ix) GH¢450 received from Thompson & Co., a customer, were correctly posted in the control account but was debited in the customers ledger as GH¢540.
(x) The trial balance included a credit balance of GH¢18,000 in the suspense account. It was revealed that 60% of the amount represents posting errors in the receivables control account.
Required:
(a) The receivables control account showing the necessary adjustments.
(b) A statement reconciling the receivables ledger balance with the corrected balance of the receivables control account.
Answer
(A) Receivables control account
| Dr. | GH¢ | Cr. | GH¢ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance on 31.12.20X9 (before adjustment) | 350,410 | Sales return account (undercasting) (ii) | 12,000 |
| Reversal of invoice 23612 recorded twice | Irrecoverable debts account (iii) | 2,100 | |
| Purchase Ledger control account (transfer) (v) | 3,600 | ||
| Sales return account (Omission rectified) (vi) | 1,700 | ||
| Balance c/d | 322,810 | ||
| Balance c/d | 350,410 | 350,410 |
(B)
Reconciliation of subsidiary sales ledger balance with receivables control account
| Description | GH¢ |
|---|---|
| Net balance as per sales ledger | 319,000 |
| Add: | |
| Debit balance written as credit balance (2,600 + 2,600) (iv) | 5,200 |
| Omission of entry for discounts disallowed in the sales ledger (vii) | 800 |
| 325,000 | |
| Less: | |
| Omission of credit balance (i) | 1,200 |
| Cash received from Thompson & Company wrongly debited (540 + 450) (ix) | 990 |
| 2,190 | |
| Corrected balance in sales ledger/receivables control account | 322,810 |
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