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The Fitzgerald Company maintains a checking account at the Bank of the North. The bank provides...

The Fitzgerald Company maintains a checking account at the Bank of the North. The bank provides a bank statement along with canceled checks on the last day of each month. The October 31, 2018, bank statement included the following information:

Balance, October 1, 2018 $ 32,690
Deposits 86,000
Checks processed (75,200 )
Service charges (350 )
NSF checks (1,600 )
Monthly loan payment deducted
directly by bank from account
(includes $400 in interest) (3,400 )
Balance, October 31, 2018 $ 38,140


The company’s general ledger cash (checking) account had a balance of $42,544 at the end of October. Deposits outstanding totaled $4,224, and all checks written by the company were processed by the bank except for those totaling $5,620. In addition, a check for $500 for the purchase of office furniture was incorrectly recorded by the company as a $50 disbursement. The bank correctly processed the check during October.

Required:
1. Prepare a bank reconciliation for the month of October.
2. Prepare the necessary journal entries at the end of October to adjust the general ledger cash account.

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1 THE FITZGERALD COMPANY
Bank Reconciliation
October 31, 2018
$
Cash Balance as per Bank Statement      38,140
Add: Deposit in Transit         4,224
     42,364
Less: Oustanding Cheque         5,620
Adjusted Cash Balance as per Bank      36,744
Cash Balance as per Books      42,544
Less: Bank Service Charges            350
Check Error            450
Loan Payment         3,400
NSF Checks         1,600
Adjusted Cash Balance as per Books      36,744
Correct Balance for the cash account as of October 31, 2018 is $36,744
2 Journal enteries
THE FITZGERALD COMPANY
Debit Credit
1 Service Charges $ 350
Cash $ 350
( Bank Service Charges recorded)
2 Funiture ( Asset) $ 450
Cash $ 450
( Rectification of the check wrongly recorded)
3 Loan Payable $ 3,000
Interest Expenses $ 400
Cash $ 3,400
( Loan and interest paid directly by bank)
4 Accounts Receivable $ 1,600
Cash $ 1,600
( Nsf Check)
Thank You..

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