You are preparing the bank reconciliation for your company, Hanneson Holdings Ltd., as at October 31. Required

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You are preparing the bank reconciliation for your company, Hanneson Holdings Ltd., as at October 31.


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Indicate whether each of the following items would be added to the bank balance, deducted from the bank balance, added to the Cash account balance in the general ledger (G/L), or deducted from the Cash account balance in the G/L. If any item does not have to be included in the bank reconciliation, explain why.

a. Service charges of $35 were charged by the credit union during the month.

b. Two cheques amounting to $778 that were outstanding at the end of September were processed through Hanneson’s account in the first week of October.

c. Cheques that Hanneson had written and mailed out that had not yet cleared the credit union amounted to $1,600.

d. One of your customers made an electronic payment to your account at the credit union in the amount of $1,050.

e. The bank automatically deducted $1,225 from Hanneson’s account for a loan payment. Hanneson’s bookkeeper had recorded this transaction.

f. The cash receipts for October 31 amounted to $2,750 and had been deposited in the night drop slot at the credit union on the evening of October 31. These were not reflected on the bank statement or October.

g. A cheque from one of your customers in the amount of $270 that had been deposited during the last week of October was returned with the bank statement as NSF.

h. Hanneson’s insurance premiums of $376 were withdrawn from the company’s account as the company made this payment electronically each month. This payment had not been recorded by the company’s bookkeeper.

i. One deposit, for a receipt from a customer paying off its account, was incorrectly recorded by your bookkeeper. The correct amount of the receipt was $230, but the bookkeeper had recorded it as $320.

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Understanding Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781119406921

2nd Canadian Edition

Authors: Christopher D. Burnley

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