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Bank Reconciliation statement: This is a statement explaining any difference between bank book balance kept by the business and the bank statement issued by the banker.
Now let us start with basic book keeping.
Illustration 1:
On 1st January --08 Philip started business with Rs. 1,000 at bank.
The first step is to open two accounts i.e Bank A/c and Capital A/Cs. Normally if you buy an accounting software, you will find that most of the accounts have been installed or opened.
So the first entries to make is to Dr Bank A/C by Rs. 1,000 and Cr Capital a/c by Rs. 1,000