Question: Question 2 (25 marks) Jane had completed her financial statement for the year ended 31 October 2023 when she realised that no bank reconciliation statement
Question 2 (25 marks) Jane had completed her financial statement for the year ended 31 October 2023 when she realised that no bank reconciliation statement had been prepared at that date. Her cash book showed a debit balance of $4,890 before any correcting entries had been made. The credit balance on the bank statement on the same date was $1,890. Subsequently the following discoveries were made: (a) Deposit of $1,080 on 30 November 2023 had not been credited by the bank. (b) Cheque $1,260 drawn on 29 November 2023 had not been presented for payment. (c) An interest income from a fixed deposit of $600 had been paid directly to the bank account but no entry had been made in the cash book. (d) A cheque for $210 from Trade Receivable Brookes paid into the bank was dishonored but no entry relating to the dishonored cheque had been made in the cashbook.. (e) Bank charges amounting to $228 had been debited by the bank but not entered in the cashbook. (f) A cheque for $182 drawn in payment of the telephone account had been entered in the cashbook as $128 but was shown correctly on the bank statement. (g) Standing order for rent totaling $3,288 had been debited by the bank, but had not been recorded in the cashbook. Required: (i) Bring the cash book up to date. (10 marks) (ii) Prepare a statement to reconcile the difference between your amended cash book balance and the balance in the bank statement on 31 October 2023. (8 marks) (iii) State the amount of cash at bank to be put into the Statement of Financial Position as at 31 October 2023. (3 marks) (iv) List down TWO internal controls over cash. (4 marks)
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