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  Harrison Company maintains a checking account at the First National City Bank. The bank provides a...

  Harrison Company maintains a checking account at the First National City Bank. The bank provides a bank statement along with canceled checks on the last day of each month. The July 2021 bank statement included the following information:

Balance, July 1, 2021 $ 57,428
Deposits 180,900
Checks processed (194,010 )
Service charges (45 )
NSF checks (1,900 )
Monthly payment on note, deducted directly by bank from account
(includes $220 in interest)
(4,020 )
Balance, July 31, 2021 $ 38,353


The company’s general ledger account had a balance of $40,803 at the end of July. Deposits outstanding totaled $7,700 and all checks written by the company were processed by the bank except for those totaling $8,560. In addition, a $3,400 July deposit from a credit customer was recorded as a $340 debit to cash and credit to accounts receivable, and a check correctly recorded by the company as a $45 disbursement was incorrectly processed by the bank as a $450 disbursement.

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

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Answer: 1)
Bank Reconciliation statement for the month of July
Balance per bank statement $38,353
Add: Deposits outstanding $7,700
Bank error in recording check
($450 (-) $45)
$405
$46,458
Deduct: Checks outstanding ($8,560)
Adjusted cash balance $37,898
Add : Error in recording
         ($3,400 (-) $340)
$3,060
$43,863
Deduct:Service charges ($45)
                 NSF checks ($1,900)
                  Monthly loan payment ($4,020)
Adjusted cash balance $37,898
2) Preparation of journal Entries
Date Accounts and Explanation Debit (in $) Credit (in $)
Cash $3,060
              Accounts Receivable $3,060
(To record the error in recording Cash receipts)
Misc Exp/ Bank Service Charges $45
Accounts Receivable - NSF checks $1,900
Interest Expense $220
Note Payable $3,800
                  Cash $5,965
(To record credit to cash)

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