Reference no: EM132581871
1. The following unpresented cheques (outstanding cheques) appeared on the 31st May 2018 bank reconciliation:
Cheque no. Amount ($)
6539 1,207.60
6548 3,605.00
6549 317.40
6555 575.60
6558 990.00
2. All cheques except for cheque no. 6558 are included in the 30th June 2018 bank statement. On 31st May 2018, a deposit of $5,163.00 was outstanding.
3. In the company's records the cash balance at 31st May 2018 was $39,659.56 debit.
4. Total cash payments of $99,565.60 were credited to cash at bank for the month of June 2018.
5. Total cash receipts for June were $104,291.40, but $3,964.90 of these were received on 30th June are outstanding as they have not yet been credited by the bank.
6. The bank statement at 30th June 2018 shows a closing credit balance of $53,852.26.
7. The following information only appeared on the bank statement in June, service charges of $64.80; a $190.80 returned cheque due to insufficient funds in the drawer's account; and the 31st May deposit of $5,163.00 which was credited by the bank on 1st June.
8. Cheque no. 6585, written for telephone expenses on 20th June, and recorded by the company at $1,978.00, was correctly paid by the bank as $1,996.00
9. The June bank statement shows a debit of $1,165.00 for a cheque which was not written by Allmar Pty Ltd, but which was incorrectly debited to their account by the bank.
10. The following cheques are included in the company's records but do not appear on the company's bank statement for June:
Cheque no. Amount ($)
6598 574.80
6599 5,137.40
6614 4,181.20
6615 3,987.00
Required:
Question 1. Prepare the cash bank account in the general ledger as a result of the adjustments required to balance the account to the bank statement for the month of June 2018.
Question 2. Prepare the bank reconciliation as at 30th June 2018.
Question 3. Explain how a dishonoured cheque would be treated by Allmar's bank and why it is treated this way