Bank reconciliation statement
Completing entries in the cash book book
- All entries entered in the cash book must be the same with the bank
- Many times it isn’t the case, so you request a bank statement from the bank and compare it
with the cash book
- Ex
- Things that are missing in the cash book but are found in the withdrawal part of the bank
statement should be put in the credit side of the cash book
- Things under the deposit part of the bank statement should be put under the debit side of the
cash book
- Rmr there is a balance carried down
- Balance c/d should be the same as the balance in the bank statement
Where closing balances differ
- When there are items in the cash book but are not in the bank statement a bank reconciliation
statement should be made
Balance b/f found in the bank statement should always be in the cash book ( credit side )
- Items in the debit side of the cash book that aren’t in the bank statement are known as bank
lodgement not yet credited
- Items in he credit side of the cash book that aren’t in the bank statements are known as
unpresented cheque
Bank reconciliation statement
- Can begin with
1) Balance as per cash book
2) Balance as per bank statement
Balance as per cash book
- Add unpresented check to balance as per cash book
- Subtract bank lodgement not yet credited
- Should give you balance in the bank statement
Balance as per bank statement
- Add bank lodgement not yet credited to balance as per bank statement
- Subtract unpresented cheque
- Should give you the balance c/ d figure in the cash book
The bank balance in the balance sheet is that per cash book after it has been adjusted
($600)
Bank overdraft
- Is shown with the letter O/D
- Or Dr