Explain importance of a bank reconciliation statement


Response to the following:

1. Enter the following transactions in a petty cash book having analysis columns for stationery. Keep the book on the imperest system the amount of imperest being ksh 250.

The year 2017

Feb 1 petty cash in hand sh 250

1 paid bus fare shs 37, carriage sh 14

2 Paid bus fare sh 18, office expense sh 12

3 Bought stationary for sh 47

4 Paid carriage sh 19, bus fare sh 25

5 Bought stationery for sh 25

6 paid office expense shs 15

Balance the book as on Feb 6,2001

2. Mr Samuel Nzioka has given you the following balances extracted from his books as at Sept 2017.

                                        Shs

Cash in hand                     1,200

Cash at Bank                   11,000

Stock 1.9.2011                 21,000

Debtors                           8,000

Creditors                         10,000

Returns inward                 500

Sales                               56,000

Purchases                        20,500

Capital                            14,900

Salaries                           4,000

Water and electricity         600

Postages                         200

Drawings                         900

Stock 30.9.1989              13,500

Furniture and fitting         7,500

Motor van                       7,500

Loan (ICDC)                    30,000

Rent received                  1,200

Office rent                       1,700

Required:

i) Prepare Nzioka's trial balance as at 30.9.2011

ii) Prepare his income statement for the month.

3. Write up three column cash book for Mr. Miruki from the details given blow, the balance off this cash book at the end of the month and show the discounts in the general ledger.

2017
Shs

July 1 Balance b/f cash                     2,500

Bank                                              7,400

2 Bought goods by cheque               2,000

3 cash sales                                    1,800

5 Banked cash                                 2,000

6 Paid by cheque in each case cash discount received 3% A john sh 1,500, H Hofman sh 3,000, D Jackson sh 1,400.

7 Received by cheque in each case, discounts allowed 5% B. show sh 4,000, B.Benhim sh 3,000 J. Mathews sh 3,200

10 Bought office furniture by cheque sh 3,000

15 cash drawings sh 500

20 paid to A Adleman sh 800, cash lss 3

22 Received cash from A Smith sh 1,500 les 4%

30 Paid wages in cash sh 1,000

4. The following Bank statement was received by M. Muthee a trader on 31st 1990.

                                    Debits          Creditors      Balance

                                     Sh                sh                sh

          Balance                                                        8,400

          Deposits                                   11,640          20,040

          Deposits                                   1,745            21,785

          Cheque No 716       7,200                               14,585

          Cheque No 717       1,360                               13,225

          Deposits                                   2,500            15,725

          Cheque No 719       3,400                               12,325

          Bank charges          50                                   12,275

          Cheque No 721       2,840                               9,435

          Unpaid cheque       4,250                               5,185

          Deposits                                   3,600            8,785

          Cheque No 718       4,850                               3,935

          Standing order-rent 5,000                                1,065


His cash book (bank column only) had the following entries for March 1990.

Cash Book (Bank column only)

                                      Shs                                                     Shs

          Balance b/f            8,400                       Cheque No 716       7,200

          Deposits                11,640                    Cheque No 717       1,360

          Deposits                1,745                      Cheque No 718       4,850

          Deposits                3,600                      Cheque No 719       3,400

          Deposits                4,285                      Cheque No 720       2,610

                                                                     Cheque No 721       2,840

                                                                     Cheque No 722       3,180

You are informed that No error has been made in either the Bank statement or the cash book. You are required to complete and balance the cash book as at 31st March 1990 and prepare a Bank reconciliation statement.

Explain any three importance of a Bank reconciliation statement.

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