Concept explainers
Journal Entries:
Journal entries are the transactions of quantitative nature that are made in the books of accounts to record every transaction that happens in the business in the chronological order.
Accounting rules for journal entries:
- To increase balance of the account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
- To decrease balance of the account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
Bank reconciliation:
A procedure through which difference between bank balance provided in the bank statement and bank balance appearing in the books of account, is being ascertained at a particular point of time of a company is known as bank reconciliation
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To prepare: Bank reconciliation of S Company as at December 31, 2017.
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To prepare: Journal entries to bring the company’s book balance of cash into conformity with the reconciled cash balance as of December 31, 2017.
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To explain: Nature of communications conveyed by the bank when bank sends the depositor (a) a debit memorandum and (b) a credit memorandum.
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- The bank reconciliation shows the following adjustments. Deposits in transit: $526 Outstanding checks: $328 Bank charges: $55 NSF checks: $69 Prepare the correcting journal entry.arrow_forwardThe bank reconciliation shows the following adjustments: Deposits in transit: $1,234 Outstanding checks: $558 Bank service charges: $50 NSF checks: $250 Prepare the correcting journal entry.arrow_forwardUsing the following information, prepare a bank reconciliation. Bank balance: $12,565. Book balance: $13,744. Deposits in transit: $2,509. Outstanding checks: $1,777. Bank charges: $125. Bank incorrectly charged the account for $412. The bank will correct the error next month. Check number 1879 correctly cleared the bank in the amount of $562 but posted in the accounting records as $652. This check was expensed to Utilities Expense.arrow_forward
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