IGCSE ACCOUNTING HELP

[7ooD]

OUR ACCOUNTING TEACHER GAVE US THE FORMAT FOR BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT AND IT IS AS FOLLOWS

OPENING BALANCE AS PER CASH BOOK
+UNPRESENTED Chicks
-uncredited chicks
+credit made by bank
-debit made by bank

i kno the other way in which we can put the bank balance first and reverse the signs

but my problem is that in most of paper 3 question after they tell u to update the cashbook bank balance in the statement they only write unpresented cheques and the uncredited cheques why they dnt write the debit and credit made by bank and also im confused in the errors we find in updating the cashbook so plz anyone explain it for me 

[7ooD]

plz anybody?!!

[angell]

Sometimes it so happen that some entries are made in cash book but they are not recorded in the bank. Like.
1.Cheques deposited but not credited in the Bank.
2.Cheques issued but are not presented in the bank.

Sometimes it so happens that some entries are made in bank statement but they are not recorded in cashbook. Like.
1.Direct deposits in the bank by our customers
2.Direct collections made by the bank on our behalf
3.Direct payments made by bank
4.Interest allowed by the bank and charged by the bank
5.Dishonoured cheques.

Therefore a statement is prepared to reconcile this difference. This statement is called as “Bank Reconciliation statement”.

Methods Of Preparing Bank Reconciliation Statement:

Step I:    Compare the bank column of the cashbook with the bank statement. Tick all those receipts and payments which can be found in both the cash book and the bank statement, when this has been done, there remains some unticked items in cash book and the bank statement.

Step II:  Make Adjusted cash book by taking into account all the existing cash book entries plus the unticked bank statement items into the cash book and calculate the new balance. This balance is considered as the true bank balance of the business and this figure will be shown in the balance sheet as bank balance.

Step III:  Prepare Bank Reconciliation Statement.
     Note:  When we prepare B.R.S. we do not look at the entries of bank statement. We just take into account the entries which are in Cash Book but not in Bank Statement.
1.   Start with the balance shown in the Adjusted cash book..
2.   Add the entries that are credited in the cash book but not debited on the bank statement. (unpresented cheques)
3.   Deduct any items that are debited in the cash book but are not credited in the bank statement.
The resulting figure should be equal to Bank Statement balance.

Reasons For Preparing bank Reconciliation Statement:

1.   To ensure that the cash book entries are complete.
2.   To discover bank errors.
3.   To discover errors in cash book.
4.   To check Fraud and embezzlement.
5.   To discover dishonoured cheques.

[angell]

hey.7ood hope that helped.dnt forget to +rep

@Xflutterz..imnot sure, let me check!

[AL*Eagle]

I dont know who you're teacher is, but i think he did a mistake..

The Format for a bank reconciliation statement show up like this:

                                                    $                $
Balance as per Bank statement                          xxxx
Add Amounts not yet credited                           xxxx
                                                                   xxxx
Less Cheaques not yet presented                      xxxx
Balance as per cashbook                                  xxxx

Thats all.

About the errors:
I dont understand what do you mean about "the errors we find in updating the cashbook" can you explain more and Ill try to help you.


you look like a hard worker, we still have about 12 days for accounting and your working

Note: xxxx means a random  number k?


hope I helped,
AL*Eagle

[7ooD]

hey.7ood hope that helped.dnt forget to +rep

@Xflutterz..imnot sure, let me check!

thanks so much angell i will try this way from now on looool im very sorry i never understood wat is + or - rep i just clicke many times on - and when i clicked back to + it said u cant repeat a karama many times im so sry i will track ur other posts and + rep

[angell]

haha...so nows its -6, and it was +9 y'day...wow..lol ok no problems:) Just hope it helped!

[Rozalin]

hiiiiiiiiiz :3
about the Bank Reconciliation system and the cash book i dont rly know what accounts to put in the cash book and which accounts i will put in the Bank Reconciliation <----june 2008 paper 3 it's kinda confusing o.O   
and thxxxx =3

[sanity_master]

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