In: Accounting
Use the following information below for The Cashew Company for March 31, 2020:
- Balance per bank statement is $27,248 and the balance per books is $30,851.
- Checks, amounting to $1,341, were still outstanding as of March 31
- A note receivable was collected by Persons’ Bank on behalf of Cashew and credited to the company’s account for $5,150.
- Bank service fees amounted to $120
- Interest was credited to Cashew’s account for $98.
- Check no. 114, for utilities expense, had erroneously been entered into the Cashew’s books as $608; the check cleared the bank for $806.
- Check No. 1272 for $500 was classified as “Not-Sufficient-Funds” (NSF) by Persons’ Bank and returned to Cashew. The check had been written by Jane Jones, who is one of Cashew’s customers
- Cashew deposited $9,374 into the ATM machine’s drop box at Persons’ Bank on March 31st. The bank has not yet credited the account.
Directions:
Prepare the bank reconciliation and prepare all necessary adjusting entries to update the cash balance at the end of the month.