Solution 8.2

 

There are a number of reasons why Paddy’s bank statement balance is difference to his cash book balance.  Firstly, timing differences in relation to lodgments, when a lodgment is made to a bank it will take a number of days to ‘clear’ through the banking system.  Also, cheques paid out by Paddy may not have been presented to the bank be the payee or may not have cleared through the banking system.  The bank statement will have items, such as bank charges, on it that Paddy will not have entered in the cash book.  Finally, there could be errors in either system.

 

In this question:

  •       4 items on the bank statement not yet recorded in the cash book

  •       1 error in the cash book to correct

  •       3 outstanding cash book items for the reconciliation

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    DR

    Cash Book

    CR

     

     

    Bal b/d

    4,663

    DD – ESB

    382

    Credit transfer

    640

    Standing order

    900

     

     

    Bank charges

    45

     

     

    Error cheque 2387

    90

     

     

    Bal c/d

    3,886

     

    5,303

     

    5,303

    Bal b/d

    3,886

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Bank reconciliation

    Bank statement closing balance

     

    4,736

    Add outstanding lodgements

     

    700

     

     

     

    Less un-presented cheques

     

     

       Cheque 2385

    1,250

     

       Cheque 2391

    300

    (1,550)

     

     

     

    Balance per cash book

     

    3,886