Question:
Harrison Company maintains a checking account at the First National City Bank. The bank provides a bank statement along with canceled checks on the last day of each month. The July 2013 bank statement included the following information:
The company’s general ledger account had a ba...
Harrison Company maintains a checking account at the First National City Bank. The bank provides a
bank statement along with canceled checks on the last day of each month. The July 2013 bank statement
included the following information:
The company’s general ledger account had a balance of $38,918 at the end of July. Deposits outstanding
totaled $6,300 and all checks written by the company were processed by the bank except for those
totaling $8,420. In addition, a $2,000 July deposit from a credit customer was recorded as a $200 debit to
cash and credit to accounts receivable, and a check correctly recorded by the company as a $30
disbursement was incorrectly processed by the bank as a $300 disbursement.
Required:
1. Prepare a bank reconciliation for the month of July.
2. Prepare the necessary journal entries at the end of July to adjust the general ledger cash account.
Answer:
Requirement 1
Step 1: Bank Balance to Corrected Balance
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