Question: Question 4 ( Marks: 3 0 ) Riley's Traders is a registered VAT vendor, and all transactions include 1 5 % VAT unless otherwise specified.

Question 4
(Marks: 30)
Riley's Traders is a registered VAT vendor, and all transactions include 15% VAT unless otherwise
specified. The accountant of Riley Traders is in the process of reconciling the Debtors Control
account balance with the Debtors List as at 30 June 2024. The balance of the Debtors Control
account at 30 June 2024 is R125435 before any adjustments.
The business has prepared the following Age Analysis at the end of June 2024:
Debtors Age Analysis of Riley's Traders as at 30 June 2024
The accountant has discovered the following adjustments that still need to be processed:
The total of the Debtors Control column in the Debtors Journal (R345000) has been
totalled incorrectly and understated by R 2000.
A deposit of R2390 was received from Dawson CC but was recorded in the Cash
book receipts as being received from Rawson Stores. It was subsequently then
posted to Rawson Stores' account in the Debtors Ledger and has been aged as a
payment of a current invoice.
Rivers Wholesalers returned goods during the month and was issued Credit Note
CN3256 to the value of R644. The credit note was captured in error in the Debtors
Journal and posted as a duplicate credit invoice.
The accountant queried the 60 days balance outstanding in Atlas Group's account.
She discovered that this related to a query from Atlas Group where they disputed
receiving the goods. She investigated further and discovered that the goods were
 Question 4 (Marks: 30) Riley's Traders is a registered VAT vendor,

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