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FA – L1 – Q50 – Control accounts and account reconciliations

Prepare a receivables control account for Wako Associates with adjustments for errors identified in the sales ledger as of 31 December 20X9.

  • ICA (Ghana)
  • PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
  • FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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
  • Tags: Account Reconciliation, Adjustments, Double Entry, Error Correction, Financial accounting, Ledger balances, Receivables control account, Sales Ledger, suspense account, Trade Receivables
  • Level: Level 1
  • Topic: Control accounts and account reconciliations
  • Uploader: Samuel Duah
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