In: Accounting
Items on Company's Bank Statement
The following items may appear on a bank statement:
1. Bank correction of an error from posting another customer's check (disbursement) to the company's account
2. EFT deposit
3. Loan proceeds
4. NSF check
Indicate whether each item would appear as a debit or credit memo on the bank statement and whether the item would increase or decrease the balance of the company's account:
Item |
Appears on the Bank Statement as a Debit or Credit Memo |
Increases or Decreases the Balance of the Company's Bank Account |
1. Bank correction of an error from posting another customer's check (disbursement) to the company's account | ||
2. EFT deposit | ||
3. Loan proceeds | ||
4. NSF check |
Bank Reconciliation
The following data were gathered to use in reconciling the bank account of McCurdy Company:
Balance per bank | $ 33,720 |
Balance per company records | 28,125 |
Bank service charges | 155 |
Deposit in transit | 4,970 |
NSF check | 1,830 |
Outstanding checks | 12,550 |
a. What is the adjusted balance on the bank
reconciliation?
$
b. Journalize any necessary entries for McCurdy Company based on the bank reconciliation. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Petty Cash Fund
Prepare journal entries for each of the following. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
a. Issued a check to establish a petty cash fund of $450.
b. The amount of cash in the petty cash fund is $150. Issued a check to replenish the fund, based on the following summary of petty cash receipts: store supplies, $175 and miscellaneous selling expense, $111. Record any missing funds in the cash short and over account. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
ANSWER:
Item | Appears on the Bank Statement as a Debit or Credit Memo |
Increases or Decreases the Balance of the Company's Bank Account |
1. Bank correction of an error from posting another customer's check (disbursement) to the company's account | DEBIT | DECREASES |
2. EFT deposit(payment by company) for ex: salaries to E'ees to their account directly. If it is a receipt from another company through EFT then companies bank balance will be increased and a credit memo will appear. |
DEBIT | DECREASES |
3. Loan proceeds | CREDIT | INCREASES |
4. NSF check(Charges by bank) | DEBIT | DECREASES |
MCCURDY INC.
BANK
RECONCILIATION
Cash balance according to Bank statement $33720
Add: Deposits in Transit $4970
$38690
Deduct: Outstanding checks $12550
Adjusted cash balance $26140
Balance as per company records $28125
Deduct:
Bank service charges $155
NSF checks $1830
Adjusted cash balance $26140
a)adjusted balance on bank reconciliation is $26140.
b)journal entries
For Bank service charges
Bank charges A/c dr $155
To cash A/c cr $155
For Deposit in Transit- not required
For NSF checks
Accounts receivable A/c dr $1830
To cash A/c cr $1830
(being customers check was deposited but now being returned because of insufficient funds)
For outstanding checks -not required
PETTY CASH FUND
a)Journal entry for issue of check to establish petty cash fund
Petty cash fund A/c dr $450
To Bank A/c cr $450
b)journal entry
store supplies A/c dr $175
miscellaneous selling expense A/c dr $111
To cash A/c cr $150
To cash short and over A/c cr $36