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(a)
Outstanding check:
An outstanding check can be defined as a check written by an entity, but not deducted from the appropriate general ledger cash account and not yet cleared the bank account on which the check is drawn.
Forms of cash:
Cash is the most liquid current asset. It includes the following forms of cash: coins, currency or paper money, money orders, checks, traveler’s checks, and funds in savings accounts and checking accounts. However, it does not include the following as they are near-cash items but not cash. These include certificates of deposit, postdated checks, non-sufficient fund checks, and IOUs.
To determine: The deposits in transit at July 31.
(b)
The outstanding checks at July 31.
(c)
The deposits in transit at August 31.
(d)
The outstanding checks at August 31.
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