In: Accounting
needs an explaination for Bank statement , how it is calculated and how we maintain customer bank account debit/credit
Bank statement is a statement given by financial institutions which includes all the transactions made by a person or company within a given period for each bank account held by such person. It shows the opening balance , deposits, withdrawal and closing balance in bank account.
A bank reconciliation statement
reconciles a company's bank account with its financial records. It
confirms that the payments which are to be made are done and cash
collections have been deposited in the bank account. Bank
reconciliation procedure is that using the cash balance in the bank
statement, add back the deposits which is in transit and then
subtract any outstanding cheques which gives the adjusted bank
balance. On Then use the company's ending cash balance and add any
interest earned and notes receivable account which gives the
adjused company cash balance. After recomciliation, the adjusted
bank balance should match with adjusted cash balance.
In case of bank customers, if the bank account is credited then it
means the transaction will increase our bank balance and likewise
if bank account is debited then it means the transaction will
decrease our bank balance.
In case of company customers, if the bank account in books is
credited then it means the transaction decreases the bank balance
and if the bank account in books is debited then it means the
transaction increases the bank balance.