Question

1. Bank Reconciliation and Entries

   The cash account for Stone Systems at July 31, 20Y5, indicated a balance of $17,750. The bank statement indicated a balance of $33,650 on July 31, 20Y5. Comparing the bank statement and the accompanying canceled checks and memos with the records reveals the following reconciling items:

   1. Checks outstanding totaled $17,865.
   2. A deposit of $9,150, representing receipts of July 31, had been made too late to appear on the bank statement.
   3. The bank had collected $6,095 on a note left for collection. The face of the note was $5,750.
   4. A check for $390 returned with the statement had been incorrectly recorded by Stone Systems as $930. The check was for the payment of an obligation to Holland Co. for the purchase of office supplies on account.
   5. A check drawn for $1,810 had been incorrectly charged by the bank as $1,180.
   6. Bank service charges for July amounted to $80.

   Required:

   1. Prepare a bank reconciliation.

   Stone Systems
   Bank Reconciliation
   July 31, 20Y5
   Cash balance according to bank statement		$
   Add: Deposit in transit on July 31
   	$
   Total deductions
   Adjusted balance		$
   Cash balance according to company's records		$
   Adjustments:
   	$
   Total additions
   Adjusted balance		$

   2. Journalize the necessary entries (a.) that increase cash and (b.) that decrease cash. The accounts have not been closed. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

   20Y5 July 31
   July 31

   3. If a balance sheet were prepared for Stone Systems on July 31, 20Y5, what amount should be reported as cash?
   $

Answer 1

Errors in book are corrected in the books and omissions in bank statements are corrected in bank statements

The entry is passed only for corrections in the books

Stone Systems
Bank Reconciliation
July 31, 20Y5
Cash balance according to bank statement		33650
Less: Checks Outstanding	-17865
Less: Error in charging	-630
Total deductions	-18495
Add: Deposit in transit on July 31	9150
Adjusted balance		24305
Cash balance according to company's records		17750
Adjustments:
Collections of note	6095
Error	540
Total additions	6635
Less: Service charges	-80
Adjusted balance		24305

Transaction	General Journal	Debit	Credit
b.	Cash	6095
	Note receivables		5750
	Interest on Note		345
	(To record Note collected by Bank)
	Cash	540
	Account Payable		540
	(To correct error)
c.	Misc. Expense	80
	Cash		80
	(To record Bank Charges)