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Summary Notes 2022 Chap 6 - Student Ver
Summary Notes 2022 Chap 6 - Student Ver
Summary Notes 2022 Chap 6 - Student Ver
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Topic list (3 main topics)
Bank reconciliation (chap 6) Bank statement vs Cash ledger 2 figures have to be the same
Inventory cut-off procedure (IFRS/ Physical count vs Inventory ledger Try to make it right as possible, 2
International accounting) figures may have slightly different
by leakage
Trade receivables reconciliation Customer statement vs Receivable 2 figures have to be the same
(chap 6) ledger
Trade payables reconciliation (chap Supplier statement vs Payable 2 figures have to be the same
6) ledger
In manual accounting sys, we have to reconcile Personal accounts vs Nominal ledgers of TR and TP.
In computerized sys, figures are updated automatically by software from personal accountss to nominal
ledger no need for this type of reconciliation.
EX: Supplier statement reconciliation
Violet has received a supplier statement from Jade for the month of March
20x8 which shows the following transactions:
EX: Supplier statement reconciliation
Jade’s personal account in the payables ledger of Violet as follows:
Supplier statement (trade payables) reconciliation
Differences
Eg: cheques issued and entered in the cash book but not Omission;
yet presented at the bank Misstatements
Explanation on using bank services
Debits and credits rules are contradictory between banks and
enterprises.
Enterprises Bank
Google images
Writing Checks (Chapter 3 revision)
Written order signed by depositor directing bank to pay a specified sum of
money to a designated recipient.
Maker
Payee
Payer
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Cheque Terms ASK GOOGLE FOR MORE!
To draw a cheque: to write a cheque for taking money out of a particular bank account
Outstanding check (unpresented cheque): is a check that a company has issued and
recorded in its general ledger accounts, but the check has not yet cleared the bank account
on which it is drawn.
Clearing: The process of transmitting, reconciling and confirming cheque or credit payment
messages prior to settlement, including the netting of payment messages and the
establishment of final positions for settlement.
Cheques clear the bank
Clearing house (Cheque and Credit Clearing Company): The organisation that provides the
central payment system services for the exchange and settlement of cheques and credits.
A bounced cheque (Non-sufficient fund cheque-NSF cheque/dishonoured cheque): is
one “returned unpaid” from the paying bank, normally because the payer does not have
sufficient funds in their account.
Bank reconciliation
Performing a bank reconciliation We also have
Step1: Correct the cash book direct credits
CASH ACCOUNT
Opening balance X Dishonoured cheque (bounced checks, NSF X
checks, Outstanding checks)
X
Ending balance X
The corrected cash book balance is the cash balance that is shown in the SFP.
Standing orders: “lệnh chi thường xuyên”: fixed amounts decided by payers like rent, insurance
Direct debits: “Ghi nợ trực tiếp”: variable amounts decided by the receivers like: uitilities, telephone bill…
Bank reconciliation
Step 2: Reconcile to the bank statement
Proforma bank reconciliation
$
Balance per bank statement X
Less: outstanding cheques (unpresented cheques) X
Plus: outstanding/unclear lodgements (deposits in transit) X
Plus/less: bank errors X
Balance per corrected cash book X
Tackling the exam
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Lecture example 2
Whilst preparing a bank reconciliation statement at 31 December. The following items caused a differenc
e between the bank statement balance and the cash book balance.
(1) Bank interest charged to the account in error
(2) Direct debit for $500 for insurance
(3) Bank charges of $70
(4) Cheque paid to a supplier on 29 December
(5) Receipt from a trade receivable by electronic transfer
Required:
Which of these items will result in an adjustment to the balance per the bank statement?
A 2, 3, and 5
B 1 and 4
C 1, 4, and 5
D 1, 3 and 5
Example 4
Prepare the bank reconciliation:
Quick calculation
Solution
Example 5
Quick computation
Solution
Example 6
Quick calculation
Example 7
Quick calculation
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Self-test & some testbank questions
Part 3 – chapter 6
ERRORS AND CORRECTIONS
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Overview
Types of error
Correction of errors
Errors
Imbalance TB Balance TB
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The correction of errors 1
Correction of errors
Errors can be corrected using the journal entries:
Example
Accountant omits to record invoice from supplier for $2,000. This
would be corrected by the following journal entry.
Dr Purchases $2,000
Cr Payables $2,000
A transaction previously omitted.
The correction of errors 2
Another example:
Accountant posts car insurance of $800 to motor vehicles account. Correct as
follows.
DEBIT Motor expenses $800
CREDIT Motor vehicles $800
Understand:
It was: Dr Motor vehicles 800
Cr Cash 800
It should be: Dr Motor expenses 800
Cr Cash 800
Correcting entries: Dr Motor expenses 800
Cr Motor vehicles 800
The correction of errors 3
A suspense account is a temporary account that is used in the followings:
1/ The bookkeeper does not know which account for debiting or crediting?
temporarily posted to the suspense account until finding the correct account
2/ A difference occurs in the the total trial balance (caused by the incomplete
recording of the double entry in respect of one or more transactions).
The difference is recorded in the suspense account and included in the trial
balance, until we find the correct entries.
Suspense account illustration
Dr Cr
Cash 500
TR 500
TP 200
Capital 600
Revenues 200
Expenses 200
Suspenses a/c 200
1,200 1,200
CREDIT
Example 3 CREDIT
Solution
FS presentation
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Homework
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