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24 July 2011
bank reconciliation statement explain
24 July 2011
When we compare the balance of the cash book with pass book and the entries shown in these two books are different, then, there is a need for reconciling the balances shown by these two books, after taking all the points of disagreement into consideration. The statement prepared for reconciling both the balances is known as “Bank Reconciliation statement’.
24 July 2011
Causes of Disagreement Between Bank statement and Cash book:
Usually the reasons for the disagreement are:
1.That our banker might have allowed interest which have not yet been entered in our cash book.
2.That our banker might have debited our account for any such item as interest on overdraft, commission for collecting cheque, incidental charges etc., which we have not entered in the cash book.
3.That some of the cheque which we drew and for which we credited our bank account prior to the date of closing, were not presented at the bank and therefore, not debited in the bank statement.
4.That some cheques or drafts which we have paid into bank for collection and for which we debited our bank account, were not realised within the due date of closing and therefore, not credited by the bank.
5.The banker might have credited our account with amount of a bill of exchange or any other direct payment into bank and the same may not have been entered in the cash book.
6.That cheques dishonoured might have been debited in the bank statement but have not been given effect to in our books.
How to Prepare a Bank Reconciliation Statement:
To prepare the bank reconciliation statement, the following rules may be useful for the students:
1.Check the cash book receipts and payments against the bank statement.
2.Items not ticked on either side of the cash book will represent those which have not yet passed through the bank statement.
3.Make a list of these items.
4.Items not ticked on either side of the bank statement will represent those which have not yet been passed through the cash book.
5.Make a list of these items.
6.Adjust the cash book by recording therein those items which do not appear in it but which are found in the bank statement, thus computing the correct balance of the cash book.
7.Prepare the bank reconciliation statement reconciling the bank statement balance with the correct cash book balance in either of the following two ways:
(i) First method (Starting with the cash book balance)
(ii) Second method (Starting with the bank statement balance)
First Method (Starting With the Cash Book Balance):
(a)If the cash balance is a debit balance, deduct from it all cheques, drafts etc., paid into the bank but not collected and credited by the bank and added to it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will agree with bank statement.
(b)If the bank balance of the cash book is a credit balance (overdraft), add to it all cheques, drafts, etc., paid into the bank but not collected by the bank and deduct from it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will then agree with the balance of the bank statement.
Second Method (Starting With the Bank Statement Balance):
(a) If the bank statement balance is a debit balance (an overdraft), deduct from it all cheques, drafts, etc., paid into bank but not collected and credited by the bank and add to it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will then be agree with the balance of the cash book.
(b) If the bank statement balance is a credit balance (in favor of the depositor), add to it all cheques, drafts, etc., paid into the bank but not collected and credited by the bank and deduct from it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will agree with the balance of the cash book.
Usually the reasons for the disagreement are:
1.That our banker might have allowed interest which have not yet been entered in our cash book.
2.That our banker might have debited our account for any such item as interest on overdraft, commission for collecting cheque, incidental charges etc., which we have not entered in the cash book.
3.That some of the cheque which we drew and for which we credited our bank account prior to the date of closing, were not presented at the bank and therefore, not debited in the bank statement.
4.That some cheques or drafts which we have paid into bank for collection and for which we debited our bank account, were not realised within the due date of closing and therefore, not credited by the bank.
5.The banker might have credited our account with amount of a bill of exchange or any other direct payment into bank and the same may not have been entered in the cash book.
6.That cheques dishonoured might have been debited in the bank statement but have not been given effect to in our books.
How to Prepare a Bank Reconciliation Statement:
To prepare the bank reconciliation statement, the following rules may be useful for the students:
1.Check the cash book receipts and payments against the bank statement.
2.Items not ticked on either side of the cash book will represent those which have not yet passed through the bank statement.
3.Make a list of these items.
4.Items not ticked on either side of the bank statement will represent those which have not yet been passed through the cash book.
5.Make a list of these items.
6.Adjust the cash book by recording therein those items which do not appear in it but which are found in the bank statement, thus computing the correct balance of the cash book.
7.Prepare the bank reconciliation statement reconciling the bank statement balance with the correct cash book balance in either of the following two ways:
(i) First method (Starting with the cash book balance)
(ii) Second method (Starting with the bank statement balance)
First Method (Starting With the Cash Book Balance):
(a)If the cash balance is a debit balance, deduct from it all cheques, drafts etc., paid into the bank but not collected and credited by the bank and added to it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will agree with bank statement.
(b)If the bank balance of the cash book is a credit balance (overdraft), add to it all cheques, drafts, etc., paid into the bank but not collected by the bank and deduct from it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will then agree with the balance of the bank statement.
Second Method (Starting With the Bank Statement Balance):
(a) If the bank statement balance is a debit balance (an overdraft), deduct from it all cheques, drafts, etc., paid into bank but not collected and credited by the bank and add to it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will then be agree with the balance of the cash book.
(b) If the bank statement balance is a credit balance (in favor of the depositor), add to it all cheques, drafts, etc., paid into the bank but not collected and credited by the bank and deduct from it all cheques drawn on the bank but not yet presented for payment. The new balance will agree with the balance of the cash book.
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