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Question
Enumerate the steps to ascertain the correct cash book balance
Solution
Most of the transaction items which normally cause differences between the balances appear only in the pass book.
Such items are first recorded in the cash book to find the adjusted balance of the cash book and then the bank reconciliation statement is prepared.
The below given steps are involved in the preparation of adjusted cash book.
Step 1: The bank balance as per the cash book is noted.
Step 2: All the errors committed in the cash book are to be recorded and rectified.
Step 3: Transaction present only on the credit side of the passbook needs to be recorded on the debit side of the cash book.
Step 4: Transaction present only on the debit side of the passbook needs to be recorded on the credit side of the cash book.
Step 5: Total the cash book and find the balancing figure. This balancing figure is used for preparing the bank reconciliation statement.
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- Payment side of Cash Book was undercast by ₹ 100.
- Electricity bill paid by bank ₹ 6,200 was recorded twice in Pass Book.
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- Balance as per cash book ₹ 3,200.
- Cheque issued but not presented for payment ₹ 1,800.
- Cheque deposited but not collected upto March 31, 2014 ₹ 2,000.
- Bank charges debited by bank ₹ 150.
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- Balance as per cash book ₹3,200.
- Cheque issued but not presented for payment ₹1,800.
- Cheque deposited but not collected upto March 31, 2014 ₹2,000.
- Bank charges debited by bank ₹150.
From the following particulars prepare Bank Reconciliation Statement as on 30th June 2019.
- Credit balance as per Pass Book ₹20,000.
- A cheque for ₹ 3,500 was issued and paid by bank, recorded in Pass Book as ₹ 5,300.
- Cheque deposited ₹ 9,700 collected by bank was not recorded in Cash Book.
- Payment side of Cash Book was undercast by ₹100.
- Electricity bill paid by bank ₹ 6,200 was recorded twice in Pass Book.
From the following particulars, prepare a bank reconciliation statement as at March 31, 2017.
- Balance as per cash book ₹ 3,200.
- Cheque issued but not presented for payment ₹ 1,800.
- Cheque deposited but not collected upto March 31, 2014 ₹ 2,000.
- Bank charges debited by bank ₹ 150.
