Notes On Bank Reconciliation - INTERM 1

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Interm 1: Notes on Bank Reconciliation

- Functions of accountant in a given company


- There are a lot of checking account in a company
- Checking accounts are normally reconciled in a company
- Others; checking and savings are mixed
- Checking account, current account or demand account
- Prepare of bank recon; find bank statements balance and in books
- Possible fraud
Bank Reconciliation
- Per books and bank statement received every month
- Determine the difference between the two
- We should be able to arrive balance
- Adjusting entries that we have to prepare
- Bank statement; deposit and withdrawal
Proforma Bank Reconciliation
- Name of the company
- What report
- Certain period
- Left ; balance in books and right; balance in bank statement
- Debit memo; subtract; credit memo; add
- Credit memo and debit memo; usually adjusted; and errors\
- Bank; deposit in transit; add; outstanding check; minus and errors
Credit Memo
- Additions
- Bank credit made by the bank that is not yet recorded
- Paid by the bank that is not known by the company
- Unrolled over; need to be new
- Income by the deposits are added
Debit Memo
- Subtractions
- Not known by the company or depositor
- Loan paid for the bank
Book Errors
- Errors committed by the depositor
Deposit In Transit
- Happened but not recorded by the bank
Outstanding Check
- Written by the depositor
- Certified and stale checks are not included
Bank Errors
- Errors made by the bank
Reconciling Items
Opens a Checking Account
- Cash on hand is credited and cash in bank is debited; books of depositor
- Cash on Hand debited and Deposit Liability is credited; payable off bank to the depositor; that is
why it is called liability; books of bank
Deposit in Transit
- No entry in the bank since that haven’t recorded it yet
- Recorded only by the book of company or depositor
Credit Memo
- Bank collected/received; recorded only by the bank and not by the depositor
- Known by the depositor when bank statement is received; then it will be recorded

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