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O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting records7707/23 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q320 Marks

Anil is a trader. The totals of the trial balance he prepared on 31 December 2020 did not agree. The debits exceeded the credits by $5140. The following errors were later discovered. 1 The sales account had been undercast by $7100. 2 Sales returns of $520 had been posted as a credit to the purchases account. The correct entry had been made in the customer's account. 3 Bank charges of $320 had been correctly entered in the cash book, but had not been entered in the bank charges account. 4 A cheque refund of $600 for insurance overpaid had been entered on the wrong side of the bank account and no entry had been made in the insurance account.

  1. (a)Prepare journal entries to correct errors 1 to 4. Narratives are not required. Anil Journal Error number | Details | Debit $ | Credit $[12]
  2. (b)Complete the suspense account. Anil Suspense account Date | Details | $ | Date | Details | $ Difference on trial balance | 5140[6]
  3. (c)Name two types of error not disclosed by a trial balance. 1 2[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Error 1: Suspense (debit) 7100
  2. [1] Error 1: Sales (credit) 7100
  3. [1] Error 2: Sales returns (debit) 520
  4. [1] Error 2: Purchases (debit) 520
  5. [2] Error 2: Suspense (credit) 1040
  6. [1] Error 3: Bank charges (debit) 320
  7. [1] Error 3: Suspense (credit) 320
  8. [1] Error 4: Bank (debit) 1200
  9. [2] Error 4: Suspense (credit) 600, Insurance (credit) 600
  10. [1] Suspense Account (credit side): Sales 7100
  11. [1] Suspense Account (debit side): Sales returns 520
  12. [1] Suspense Account (debit side): Purchases 520
  13. [1] Suspense Account (debit side): Bank charges 320
  14. [1] Suspense Account (debit side): Bank 600
  15. [1] for matching totals OR for an own figure balance brought down
  16. [1] Commission
  17. [1] Compensating
  18. [1] Complete reversal
  19. [1] Omission
  20. [1] Original entry
  21. [1] Principle

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Topic
Verification of accounting records, O-Level Accounting (syllabus 7707). Structured question, 20 marks.
Source
O-Level Accounting, Oct/Nov 2021 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 3.

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