Bank Reconciliation  The bank reconciliation made by Thurman, Inc., on August 31 showed: Deposit in transit of   $1,170 Outstanding checks no.597 $650   no.603 $710 The reconciled cash balance on August 31 was   $14,110 The following bank statement is available for September:   Bank Statement TO   Thurman, Inc.   September 30     St. Louis, MO   STATE BANK Date Deposits No.   Date Charges   Date Balance Sept. 1 $1,170 597   Sept. 1 $650   Aug. 31 $14,300   2 1,120 607     5 1,850   Sept. 1 14,820   5 850 608     5 1,100     2 15,940   9 744 609     9 552     5 13,840   15 585 610     8 640     8 13,200   17 1,540 611     15 817     9 13,392   25 1,028 612     17 488     15 16,160   30 680 614     25 920     17 14,212       NSF     29 991     25 14,320       SC     30 36     29 13,329                     30 13,973 Item codes EC: Error Correction   DM: Debit Memo   CM: Credit Memo     SC: Service Charge   OD: Overdraft   RT: Returned Item     IN: Interest Earned   NSF: Non-sufficient Funds     A list of deposits made and checks written during September is shown below:   Deposits Made   Checks Written Sept. 1 $1,120   No. 607 $1,850   4 850     608 1,100   8 744     609 552   12 585     610 640   16 1,540     611 871   24 1,028     612 488   29 680     613 310   30 1,266     614 920     $7,813     615 386           616 420             $7,537 The Cash in Bank account balance on September 30 was $14,386. In reviewing checks returned by the bank, the accountant discovered that check No. 611 written for $817 for advertising expense, was recorded in the cash disbursements journal as $871. The NSF check written for $991, which Thurman deposited on September 24, was a payment on account from customer D. Walker. Required a. Prepare a bank reconciliation for Thurman, Inc., at September 30. b. Prepare the necessary journal entries to bring the Cash in Bank account into agreement with the reconciled cash balance on the bank reconciliation. Bank reconciliation Journal entries

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Bank Reconciliation 

The bank reconciliation made by Thurman, Inc., on August 31 showed:

Deposit in transit of   $1,170
Outstanding checks no.597 $650
  no.603 $710
The reconciled cash balance on August 31 was   $14,110


The following bank statement is available for September:

 

Bank Statement
TO   Thurman, Inc.   September 30
    St. Louis, MO   STATE BANK
Date Deposits No.   Date Charges   Date Balance
Sept. 1 $1,170 597   Sept. 1 $650   Aug. 31 $14,300
  2 1,120 607     5 1,850   Sept. 1 14,820
  5 850 608     5 1,100     2 15,940
  9 744 609     9 552     5 13,840
  15 585 610     8 640     8 13,200
  17 1,540 611     15 817     9 13,392
  25 1,028 612     17 488     15 16,160
  30 680 614     25 920     17 14,212
      NSF     29 991     25 14,320
      SC     30 36     29 13,329
                    30 13,973
Item codes EC: Error Correction   DM: Debit Memo   CM: Credit Memo
    SC: Service Charge   OD: Overdraft   RT: Returned Item
    IN: Interest Earned   NSF: Non-sufficient Funds    


A list of deposits made and checks written during September is shown below:

 

Deposits Made   Checks Written
Sept. 1 $1,120   No. 607 $1,850
  4 850     608 1,100
  8 744     609 552
  12 585     610 640
  16 1,540     611 871
  24 1,028     612 488
  29 680     613 310
  30 1,266     614 920
    $7,813     615 386
          616 420
            $7,537


The Cash in Bank account balance on September 30 was $14,386. In reviewing checks returned by the bank, the accountant discovered that check No. 611 written for $817 for advertising expense, was recorded in the cash disbursements journal as $871. The NSF check written for $991, which Thurman deposited on September 24, was a payment on account from customer D. Walker.

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a. Prepare a bank reconciliation for Thurman, Inc., at September 30.
b. Prepare the necessary journal entries to bring the Cash in Bank account into agreement with the reconciled cash balance on the bank reconciliation.

  • Bank reconciliation
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