O-LevelAccountingVerification of accounting records7707/11 · May/June 2014 · Q101 Mark
The total of the credit side of a trial balance was $9000 more than the total of the debit side. Which error has been made?
Adebit entry of $4500 was incorrectly posted as a credit entry.
Bdebit entry of $9000 was incorrectly posted as a credit entry.
Cpurchase of goods, $9000, was completely omitted from the accounting records.
Dpurchase invoice for $9000 was credited to Tyler's account instead of Tailor's account.
✓ Correct answer
A: debit entry of $4500 was incorrectly posted as a credit entry.
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