The bank reconciliation statement reconciles the balance in the cash book with the balance on the bank statement. It identifies reasons for any differences, such as unpresented cheques, direct debits, bank charges, and timing differences between the documents. The statement is prepared by checking for omitted items, updating the cash book if needed, and listing additions and subtractions to arrive at the reconciled balance.
8. NNaattuurree ooff tthhee ccaasshh bbooookk aanndd
bbaannkk ssttaatteemmeenntt
Cash Book (bank column only)
Debit represents an increase Credit represents an decrease
Bank Statement
Dr Cr Balance
(represents
decrease)
(represents
increase)
(represents
the amount
owned to
the clients)
11. Bank Reconciliation Statement as at XXXX
$ $
Corrected balance in hand as per Cash Book x
Add Unpresented cheques x
Wrong credits by the bank x x
x
Less Bank deposits not yet entered on Bank Statement x
Wrong debits by the bank x x
x
13. Cash book(Bank column)
1996 $
Dec 1 Bal b/f 2800
3 W Lee 1000
10 T Cheung 2000
30 S Sin 1400
1996 $
Dec 8 K Wong 1600
20 C Kwok 700
29 M Tang 100
31 Bal c/f 4800
7200 7200
Bank Statement
1996 Dr Cr Balance
$ $
Dec 1 Balance 2800
3 Cheque deposit 1000 3800
8 Cheque 76343 1600 2200
10 Cheque deposit 2000 4200
11 Dishonoured cheque 2000 2200
11 Service charges 30 2170
12 Autopay-rent 250 1920
20 Cheque 76344 700 1220
31 Bank interest 50 1270
31 Credit transfer-commission received 300 1570
31 Balance 1570
Uncredited
items
Unpresented cheque
Bank charges
Direct debit
Question:
14. Cash Book (Bank Column)
Answer:
2010 $ 2010 $
Dec 31 Balance b/f 4,800 Dec 31 T. Cheung –
31 Commission Rec. 300
31 Bank Interest 50
5,150
Dishonoured cheque 2,000
31 Bank charges 30
31 Rent 250
31 Balance c/f 2870
5,150
•Identify the items which have been omitted in the cash book
15. Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31 Dec 2010
$
Corrected balance in hand as per Cash Book
Unpresented cheques 100
Bank deposits not yet entered on Bank Statement 1400
Balance in hand as per Bank Statement
2870
1570
Add
Less
2970
•Only adjusted caused by timing difference
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bbaallaannccee aanndd eenndd wwiitthh tthhee bbaannkk ssttaatteemmeenntt
bbaallaannccee
Bank Reconciliation Statement as at XXXX
$ $
Corrected balance in hand as per Cash Book x
Add Credit transfers x
Amount received on bank statement
But not on bank statement
Bank interest x
Unpresented cheques x
Wrong credits by the bank x x
x
Timing difference
Bank error
Less Standing orders / direct debits x
Bank charges x
Dishonoured cheques x
Bank deposits not yet entered on Bank Statement x
Wrong debits by the bank x x
Balance in hand as per Bank Statement x
20. Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31 Dec 2010
$ $
Corrected balance in hand as per Cash Book 4,800
Add Credit transfers 300
Bank interest 50
Unpresented cheques 100 __450
5,250
Less Bank charges 30
Dishonoured cheques 2,000
Bank deposits not yet entered on Bank Statement 1,400
Direct debit 250 3,680
1,570
Answer:
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• IItt iiss aa cchheeqquuee wwhhiicchh hhaass nnoott yyeett mmaattuurreedd wwiitthhiinn tthhee
ccuurrrreenntt aaccccoouunnttiinngg ppeerriioodd..
AAccccoouunnttiinngg ttrreeaattmmeenntt
• TThhee cchheeqquuee sshhoouulldd bbee hheelldd bbyy tthhee ccaasshhiieerr aanndd nnoo
eennttrryy sshhoouulldd bbee mmaaddee uunnttiill tthhee cchheeqquuee bbeeccoommeess
mmaattuurree..
• IIff aa ppoosstt--ddaatteedd cchheeqquuee hhaass bbeeeenn eenntteerreedd iinn tthhee ccaasshh
bbooookk,, mmaakkee ccoorrrreeccttiinngg eennttrriieess..
Dr Debtors
Cr Bank With the amount of the post-dated cheque
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• IItt iiss aa cchheeqquuee wwhhiicchh hhaass bbeeeenn ddrraawwnn ffoorr mmoorree
tthhaann 66 mmoonntthhss bbuutt hhaass nnoott yyeett ggoonnee tthhrroouugghh
tthhee bbaannkk ooff tthhee ddrraawweeee..
AAccccoouunnttiinngg ttrreeaattmmeenntt::
Dr Bank
Cr Creditor With the amount of the state cheque
24. • Errors corrected within the current
accounting period
-As the error has been corrected by the bank within
current accounting period, no adjustment is needed.
25. Bank Statement
Dr Cr Balance
Example 3 :
2010 $ $
Dec 1 Balance 240
1 Cheque 54321 520 280 O/D
2 Credit 2,000 1,720
8 Cheque 54232 1,600 120
20 Cheque 10674 300 180 O/D
20 Adjsutment 300 120
No adjustment
should be made
27. Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31 Dec 2010
$
Answer:
Balance in hand as per Cash Book 4,000
Add wrong credit by the bank 1,000
5,000
•As it is an error made by the bank, no adjustment is needed in the
company’s cash book
30. Cash book(Bank column)
1996 $
Dec 1 Bal b/f 10600
2 C Lee 2800
8 P Wong 1538
31 T Kong 1300
1996 $
Dec 2 Bank charges( Nov) 500
28 K Tong-742 1000
29 C Au-743 1400
30 China Ltd-744 2100
31 Bal c/f 11238
7200 7200
Bank Statement
1996 Dr Cr Balance
$ $
Dec 1 Balance 11500
2 Credit 1000 12500
2 Credit 2800 15300
3 736 2400 12900
8 Credit 1538 14438
22 Standing order-rent 4000 10438
24 Service charges 200 10238
28 742 1000 9238
31 Balance 9238
Uncredited
item
Unpresented cheque
Question :
Adjusting items for
opening balance
31. Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 1 Dec 2010
$ $
Answer
Step 1
Balance in hand as per Cash Book
Add
Less
10,600
Unpresented cheque 2400
13,000
uncredited item
1,000
Bank charges 500 1,500
Balance in hand as per Bank Statement 11,500
•The adjusting items for the opening balance should not appear in
the bank reconciliation statement as at 31 Dec 2010
32. Cash Book (Bank Column)
2010 $ 2010 $
Dec 31 Balance b/f 11,238
Dec 31 Rent 4,000
31 Service charges 200
31 Balance c/d 7038
11,238
11,238
Step 2
33. Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31 Dec 2010
$
Corrected balance as per Cash Book
Add
Less
Balance in hand as per Bank Statement
7,038
Unpresented cheques ($1,400+$2,100) 3,500
10,538
Uncredited item 1,300
9,238
Step 3
36. Cash book(Bank column)
1996 $
Dec 1 Bal b/f 500
6 Cash 50
13 C Lee 200
31 R Wong 390
31 Bal c/d 150
1996 $
Dec 8 A Tong 300
16 T Chan 500
28 Textile Ltd 490
1290 1290
1997
Jan 1 Bal b/d 150
Bank Statement
1996 Dr Cr Balance
$ $
Dec 1 Balance 500
6 Cash 50 550
8 A Tong 300 250
13 C Lee 200 450
16 T Chan 500 50 O/D
29 United Trust-standing order 270 320 O/D
31 Bank charges 40 360
O/D
Uncredited
item
Unpresented cheque
Question :
37. Cash Book (Bank Column)
2010 $ 2010 $
Dec 31 Balance c/f 460
Dec 31 Balance b/f 150
31 United trust 270
31 Bank charges 40
460
460
Answer:
38. Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31 Dec 2010
$
Corrected balance as per Cash Book (Overdraft)
Add
Unpresented cheques 490
30
Uncredited item 390
Less
Balance as per Bank Statement (overdraft)
(460)
(360)