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A-LevelAccountingReconciliation and verification9706/12 · May/June 2025 · Q101 Mark

Why does a business prepare a bank reconciliation statement?

Ato determine the cash in hand balance
Bto explain the difference between the cash book balance and the bank statement balance
Cto identify dishonoured cheques from trade payables
Dto prepare a statement of profit or loss

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B: to explain the difference between the cash book balance and the bank statement balance

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Reconciliation and verification, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Accounting, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 10.

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