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Bank Reconciliation
Bank Reconciliation
Department of Education Region III – Central Luzon SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BATAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Balanga, Bataan
A bank statement is a summary of all transactions an account holder or entity had in the bank during a specific
period. A typical bank statement will show you all deposits and withdrawals in the account.
Cash-in-bank
Bank Statement
> increase in entity’s cash > credit
> decrease in entity’s cash > debit
Ledger
> increase in cash > debit
> decrease in cash > credit
A bank reconciliation statement is prepared by an entity to reconcile the cash-in-bank account balance in the
entity’s book versus the balance as reported by the bank in the bank statement.
Cash that has been received by an entity and was recorded in the cash-in-bank account balance as a deposit.
However, this deposit that has been sent to the bank is not yet processed and posted by the bank, thus not
reflecting in the bank statement.
Outstanding checks
(deduct)
Checks that the company has issued and was recorded as a credit entry in the entity’s cash-in-bank account.
However, these checks were not yet presented for the payment and has not yet cleared from the bank account
from which it is drawn.
Outstanding checks / (add or deduct)
Credit memos
Items credited by the bank to the bank account of the entity not yet recorded by the firm in their books.
These include notes receivable collected by the bank in behalf of the entity and interest earned in putting their
cash in the bank.
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education Region III – Central Luzon SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BATAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Balanga, Bataan
Debit memos
Items charged against the company’s bank account not yet recorded in the company’s ledger. These
includes NSF (not sufficient funds) check which are check deposited but were returned by the bank because the
source account has insufficient balance. It also includes bank service charges.
Book errors
Bank-to-book method
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education Region III – Central Luzon SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BATAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Balanga, Bataan
Book-to-bank balance
Problem 1
Sunny Company maintains cash in SNSD Bank. The following information was made available for the month
of May 2020.
Answer:
Transactions that were not reflected in the books of the company should be journalized to adjust to correct
balance of cash. Adjusting entries should be prepared.
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education Region III – Central Luzon SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BATAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Balanga, Bataan
Problem 2:
Given is Bank statement and Ledger of the Cash-in-bank. Prepare the bank reconciliation statement using the
adjusted balance method.
240,000.00 175,000.00
175,000.00
Bal. 65,000.00
Answer:
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education Region III – Central Luzon SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BATAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Balanga, Bataan
Deposits in transit - Deposit Dec 31, P80, 000, unrefleted to the bank statement since it is
deposited at the end of the period.
Outstanding checks, checks unpresented to the bank and also not reflected in the
statement.
Chk# 102 P 15,000
Chk# 105 30,000
Chk# 107 50,000
Total P 95,000
Credit memos - reflected in the bank statement Dec. 29, P30, 000 was not recorded to the
book.
Debit memos - bank service charge reflected in the bank statement Dec 31, P2,000.