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Problem 7-6A Daisey Company (a) DAISEY COMPANY Bank Reconciliation October 31, 2017 No. Amount No.
Preparing Comprehensive Bank Reconciliation with Theft and Internal Control Deficiencies
Preparing Comprehensive Bank Reconciliation with Theft and Internal Control Deficiencies - AssessmentActivity - Week5 - ACC/290 - eCampus
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Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Scenario: Daisey Company is a very profitable small business. It has not, however given muchconsideration to internal control. For example, in an attempt to keep clerical and office expenses to a minimum, the company has combined the jobs of cashier and book-keeper. As a result, Bret Turrinhandles all cash receipts, keeps the accounting records, and prepares the monthly bank reconciliations.
The balance per the bank statement on October 31, 2017, was $18,380. Outstanding checks were No. 62 for $140.75, No. 183 for $180, No. 284 for $253.25, No. 862 for $190.71, No. 863 for $226.80, andNo. 864 for $165.28. Included with the statement was a credit memorandum of $185 indicating thecollection of a note receivable for Daisey Company by the bank on October 25.
This memorandum has not been recorded by Daisey.
The company's ledger showed one Cash account with a balance of $21,877.72. The balance includedundepositied cash on hand. Because of the lack of internal controls, Bret took for personal use all of theundeposited receipts in excess of $3,795.51. He then prepared the following bank reconciliation in aneffort to conceal his theft of cash:
Cash balance per books, October 31 |
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$21,877.72 |
Add: Outstanding checks |
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No. 862 |
$190.71 |
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No. 863 |
226.80 |
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No. 864 |
165.28 |
482.79 |
|
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22,360.51 |
Less: Undeposited receipts |
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3,795.51 |
Unadjusted balance per bank, October 31 |
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18,565.00 |
Less: Bank credit memorandum |
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185.00 |
Cash balance per bank statement, October 31 |
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$18,380.00 |
Prepare a 1,050-word bank reconciliation report (hint: deduct the amount of the theft from the adjustedbalance per books) including the following:
Show all work in the Excel® spreadsheet and submit with the reconciliation report.
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