Bank balance: $6,988 Book balance: $8,866 Deposits in transit: $1,832 Outstanding checks: $589 and $1,623 Bank service charges: $50 Bank incorrectly charged the account $50. The bank will correct the error next month. Check number 2456 correctly cleared the bank in the amount of $417 but posted in the accounting records as $471. This check was exp an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

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### Bank Reconciliation Journal Entries

Using the following information, prepare the journal entries to reconcile the bank statement:

- **Bank balance**: $6,988
- **Book balance**: $8,866
- **Deposits in transit**: $1,832
- **Outstanding checks**: $589 and $1,623
- **Bank service charges**: $50
- **Bank incorrectly charged the account**: $50. The bank will correct the error next month.
- **Check number 2456**: Correctly cleared the bank in the amount of $417 but posted in the accounting records as $471. This check was expensed to Utilities Expense.

**Instructions:**
If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

### Journal Entry Fields

1. **Dropdown** (Account Title) | **Debit** | **Credit**
2. **Dropdown** (Account Title) | **Debit** | **Credit**
3. **Dropdown** (Account Title) | **Debit** | **Credit**

Make sure to select the correct accounts and amounts for each transaction involved in reconciling the bank statement.
Transcribed Image Text:### Bank Reconciliation Journal Entries Using the following information, prepare the journal entries to reconcile the bank statement: - **Bank balance**: $6,988 - **Book balance**: $8,866 - **Deposits in transit**: $1,832 - **Outstanding checks**: $589 and $1,623 - **Bank service charges**: $50 - **Bank incorrectly charged the account**: $50. The bank will correct the error next month. - **Check number 2456**: Correctly cleared the bank in the amount of $417 but posted in the accounting records as $471. This check was expensed to Utilities Expense. **Instructions:** If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. ### Journal Entry Fields 1. **Dropdown** (Account Title) | **Debit** | **Credit** 2. **Dropdown** (Account Title) | **Debit** | **Credit** 3. **Dropdown** (Account Title) | **Debit** | **Credit** Make sure to select the correct accounts and amounts for each transaction involved in reconciling the bank statement.
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Journal entries are initial recording of all the monetary business transactions in a systematical order. They are recorded in  chronological order as per occurrence of the event.

There are various types of journal entries such as: adjusting entries, closing entries, and regular entries.Journal entries serve as a foundation for further accounting operations such as the preparation of ledger accounts, trial balances, financial statements, and so on.

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