On 31 March 2025, Zac's bank statement showed an overdrawn balance of $1665, but the bank column of his cash book showed a debit balance of $825 on the same date. Upon investigation, he discovered that the following items appeared on his bank statement, but not in his cash book. March $ 20 Payment received by bank transfer from Zoe, a credit customer 310 23 Electricity charges paid by direct debit 936 25 Bank charges 58 29 A standing order for insurance had been deducted in error 1121 30 Interest received 45 The following items appeared in his cash book, but not on his bank statement. March $ 27 A cheque payable to AC Motors had not been presented 480 30 Cash and cheques deposited into the bank 1210 REQUIRED
- (a)Update the bank columns of Zac's cash book. Balance the account and bring down the balance at 1 April 2025.[7]
- (b)Prepare a bank reconciliation statement at 31 March 2025.[5]
- (c)Advise Zac whether he should be completing a bank reconciliation statement every three months. Justify your answer by considering advantages and disadvantages of doing so.[5]
- (d)State what is meant by the term 'dishonoured cheque'.[1]
- (e)On 5 April, Zac was notified that a cheque paid into his business bank account during March had been dishonoured. The cheque for $128 was from Ali, a credit customer. REQUIRED Complete the following table to show the journal entry required to record the dishonoured cheque in Zac's accounts. A narrative is not required.[2]
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- [1] March 31 Balance b/d 825
- [1] March 20 Zoe 310
- [1] March 30 Interest 45
- [1] March 23 Electricity 936
- [1] March 25 Bank charges 58
- [1] March 31 Balance c/d 186
- [1] April 1 Balance b/d 186
- [1] for dates (a)
- [1] Balance shown on bank statement (1665)
- [1] Add: Amounts not yet credited – cash and cheques 1210
- [1] Add: Bank error 1121
- [1] Less: Amounts not yet presented – AC Motors (480)
- [1] Balance shown on updated cash book 186
- [1] Identifies stale cheques sooner
- [1] Errors in the cash book identified sooner
- [1] Errors on the bank statement identified earlier
- [1] Amounts not credited/presented can be identified earlier
- [1] Accurate bank account balance available more regularly
- [1] Deters / may reduce fraud
- [1] Time consuming / increased workload
- [1] More costly
- [1] More transactions to record/completed more frequently
- [1] The cash book needs to be updated more often
- [1] A cheque is returned unpaid by the bank / which the bank refuses to pay
- [1] Ali Debit 128
- [1] Bank Credit 128
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