Question: PROBLEM On May 31, Lopet, Inc. received its bank statement from the East Coast Savings Bank. A cheque from one of Lopet's customers that had




PROBLEM On May 31, Lopet, Inc. received its bank statement from the East Coast Savings Bank. A cheque from one of Lopet's customers that had been deposited during the last week of May was returned with the bank statement as NSF. The company had written and mailed out cheques that had not yet cleared the bank. Cheque #791, which was a payment for advertising expenses, was incorrectly recorded in the general ledger. During the month, one of JB's customers paid their account using an electronic funds transfer. The cash receipts for May 31 had been deposited in the night drop slot at the bank on the evening of May 31. These were not reflected on the bank statement for May. The following amounts were derived from comparing the bank statement and the accounting records for May. a. Prepare the bank reconciliation for Lopez at May 31. Show amounts that are subtracted as negative amounts. b. What cash should Lopez report on its statement of financial position as at May 31? c. Prepare the journal entries necessary as a result of the bank reconciliation prepared in part "a." \begin{tabular}{ll|l|l|} \hline & Debit & Credit \\ \hline To adjust for EFT \\ \hline To adjust for cheque error \\ \hline To adjust for service charges \\ \hline To adjust for NSF cheque \\ \hline \end{tabular} EFT receipts Balance per accounting records Balance per bank statement Reconciled balance NSF cheque Correction of cheque #791 Outstanding cheques Deposits in transit
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