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A-LevelAccountingReconciliation and verification9706/12 · May/June 2024 · Q61 Mark

Which statement describes a limitation of reconciliation and verification procedures?

ASometimes a sales ledger control account balance does not agree with the total of sales ledger account balances.
BErrors of commission could be present in the books of account.
CBank transactions may be missing from the bank column in the cash book.
DThe totals shown in the trial balance do not always agree.

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B: Errors of commission could be present in the books of account.

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Reconciliation and verification, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Accounting, May/June 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 6.

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