Asked by George Khoury on Jun 05, 2024

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You are in the process of preparing a bank reconciliation for Carpenter Company as of May 31.Listed below is information necessary to prepare the reconciliation.
Required:
In the spaces provided, place the appropriate letter to indicate whether each item of information should be
a. deducted from the balance per bank statement
b. added to the balance per bank statement
c. deducted from the balance per company records
d. added to the balance per company records
e. omitted from the reconciliation
_____ \quad 1. \quad Deposit in transit of $1,500 \$ 1,500 $1,500 as of May 31 .
_____ \quad 2. \quad April service charge of $30 \$ 30 $30 recorded by the company in May.
_____ \quad 3. \quad Checks totaling $1,100 \$ 1,100 $1,100 written in April that have not cleared the bark by May 31 .
_____ \quad 4. \quad Check of Tomi, Inc. for $780 \$ 780 $780 deposited in May by Capenter Company and returned by the bank with the NSF
\quad\quad\quad\quad notation in May bank statement.
_____ \quad 5. \quad Canceled check No. 205 written by Capenter Company for $200 \$ 200 $200 to Mays, Inc., had be en recorded on the
\quad\quad\quad\quad company's books as $2,000 \$ 2,000 $2,000 .
_____ \quad 6. \quad Note receivable face value plus interest collected by the bank and deposited into Cappenter's account and not previously
\quad\quad\quad\quad recorded by Capenter Compary.
_____ \quad 7. \quad Bank service charge of $35 \$ 35 $35 for May.
_____ \quad 8. \quad Check of Carpets, Inc. charged in error against Carpenter's account by the bank during May and not corrected as of May 31

Bank Reconciliation

The process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement to ensure consistency and accuracy.

Deposit In Transit

Funds that have been received and recorded by a company but not yet reflected in the bank's records.

NSF Notation

An abbreviation for "Non-Sufficient Funds," used by banks to indicate that a check cannot be honored because the account holder's account lacks the funds to cover it.

  • Detect and amend inaccuracies in the documentation of cash flows and the compilation of bank reconciliation statements.
  • Identify the significance and techniques of managing internal controls over finances to avoid and discover inaccuracies and deceit.
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Vishal GuptaJun 11, 2024
Final Answer :
1.b \quad\quad 5.d
2.e \quad\quad 6.d
3.a \quad\quad 7.c
4.c \quad\quad 8.b