While preparing bank reconciliation statement with favourable balance ...
We are given with favourable balance as per cash book, cheque deposited but not cleared means we have given debit to the cash book but it is not collected by the bankers and hence the balance of cash book increases therefore we need to decrease it so option A will be the correct answer
While preparing bank reconciliation statement with favourable balance ...
Explanation:
The bank reconciliation statement is prepared to reconcile the differences between the bank balance as per the cash book and the bank statement. It helps to identify any errors or discrepancies that may have occurred during the recording of transactions.
When preparing a bank reconciliation statement with a favorable balance as per the cash book, we need to account for items that have been recorded in the cash book but have not yet been reflected in the bank statement. These items will be added to the bank statement balance to arrive at the adjusted cash book balance.
Let's analyze each option to understand why option 'A' (cheques deposited but not cleared) will not be added in this case:
a) Cheques deposited but not cleared:
- When a cheque is deposited in the bank, it takes some time for the bank to process and clear the cheque.
- Until the cheque is cleared, it will not be reflected in the bank statement.
- As the cash book already includes the record of the cheque deposit, adding it to the adjusted cash book balance would result in double-counting.
- Therefore, cheques deposited but not cleared are not added to the adjusted cash book balance.
b) Cheques issued but not presented to bank:
- Cheques issued by the company but not yet presented to the bank for payment are not reflected in the bank statement.
- As the cash book already includes the record of the cheque issuance, adding it to the adjusted cash book balance would result in double-counting.
- Therefore, cheques issued but not presented to the bank are not added to the adjusted cash book balance.
c) Cheques directly deposited in bank by a customer:
- Cheques directly deposited in the bank by a customer will be reflected in the bank statement.
- As these cheques are not recorded in the cash book, they need to be added to the adjusted cash book balance to reconcile the difference.
d) Overcasting of Cr. side of the bank account in cash book:
- Overcasting refers to an error where the amount is mistakenly recorded higher than the actual value.
- If the credit side of the bank account in the cash book is overcast, it means the cash book balance is higher than the actual bank balance.
- To rectify this error, the overcast amount needs to be deducted from the cash book balance to arrive at the adjusted cash book balance.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'A' (cheques deposited but not cleared) as it would result in double-counting if added to the adjusted cash book balance.
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