Reference no: EM132804026

Question - Sellers plc have closed their accounts for the month of February.

The total of all the individual balances in the sales ledger at the end of the month came to £205,640. The accounts receivable balance in the general ledger at that time was £225,000.

After an investigation you discover that;

1. A sales invoice for £12,900 included in the sales day book had not been posted to the customer's individual account in the sales ledger.

2. Discounts allowed to a customer of £1,260 had been credited to the customer's account in the sales ledger but no other entry had been made for them.

3. A sales return (goods sent back to Sellers plc from a customer) for £3,000 had been recorded twice in the general ledger.

4. A sales invoice for £9,400 had been entirely omitted from the books.

5. A debit balance of £7,400 on the personal account of a customer had been included in the list of balances as £4,700.

6. The balance on a customer account in the sales ledger of £5,500 had been omitted from the list of balances.

You are required to; Calculate the correct amount for accounts receivable in the general ledger. B- Produce a reconciliation of the sales ledger to the general ledger.