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Chapter 7: Q11RQ (page 411)
What are the controls needed to secure the petty cash fund?
There are three controls needed to secure the petty cash.
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Preparing a bank reconciliation
The Cash account of Guard Dog Security Systems reported a balance of \(2,540 at December 31, 2018. There were outstanding checks totaling \)400 and a December 31 deposit in transit of \(100. The bank statement, which came from Park Cities Bank, listed the December 31 balance of \)3,340. Included in the bank balance was a collection of \(510 on account from Brendan Ballou, a Guard Dog customer who pays the bank directly. The bank statement also shows a \)30 service charge and $20 of interest revenue that Guard Dog earned on its bank balance. Prepare Guard Dog’s bank reconciliation for December 31.
Question: For each of the following items, determine whether the item would be:
a. added to the bank balance
b. subtracted from the bank balance
c. added to the book balance
d. subtracted from the book balance
11. Interest revenue earned
12. NSF check
13. Deposit in transit
14. Service charge
15. Outstanding check
Understanding internal control, components, procedures, and laws
Match the following terms with their definitions.
1. Internal control
2. Control procedures
3. Firewalls
4. Encryption
5. Environment
6. Information system
7. Separation of duties
8. Collusion
9. Documents
10. Audits
11. Operational efficiency
12. Risk assessment
13. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
a. Two or more people working together to overcome internal controls.
b. Part of internal control that ensures resources are not wasted.
c. Requires companies to review internal control and take responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of their financial reports.
d. Should be prenumbered to prevent theft and inefficiency.
e. Limits access to a local network.
f. Example: The person who opens the bank statement should not also be the person who is reconciling cash.
g. Identification of uncertainties that may arise due to a company’s products, services, or operations.
h. Examination of a company’s financial statements and accounting system by a trained accounting professional.
i. Without a sufficient one of these, information cannot properly be gathered and summarized.
j. The organizational plan and all the related measures that safeguard assets, encourage employees to follow company policies, promote operational efficiency, and ensure accurate and reliable accounting data.
k. Component of internal control that helps ensure business goals are achieved.
l. Rearranges data by a mathematical process.
m. To establish an effective one, a company’s CEO and top managers must behave honorably to set a good example for employees.
Match the accounting terminology to the definitions.
1. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
2. Internal control
3. Encryption
4. Separation of duties
5. Internal auditors
a. Organizational plan and all the related measures adopted by an entity to safeguard assets,
encourage employees to follow company policies, promote operational efficiency, and ensure
accurate and reliable accounting records.
b. Employees of the business who ensure that the company’s employees are following company
policies and meeting legal requirements and that operations are running efficiently.
c. Rearranging plain-text messages by a mathematical process—the primary method of
achieving security in e-commerce.
d. Requires companies to review internal control and take responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of their financial reports.
e. Dividing responsibilities between two or more people.
Preparing a bank reconciliation and journal entries
The August 31 bank statement of Well Healthcare has just arrived from United Bank.
To prepare the bank reconciliation, you gather the following data:
a. The August 31 bank balance is \(4,540.
b. The bank statement includes two charges for NSF checks from customers. One is
for \)380 (#1), and the other is for \(180 (#2).
c. The following Well Healthcare checks are outstanding at August 31:
Check No. Amount
237 \) 80
288 190
291 570
294 600
295 30
296 70
d. Well collects from a few customers by EFT. The August bank statement lists a
\(1,200 EFT deposit for a collection on account.
e. The bank statement includes two special deposits that Well hasn’t recorded yet:
\)800 for dividend revenue, and \(120 for the interest revenue Well earned on its
bank balance during August.
f. The bank statement lists a \)50 subtraction for the bank service charge.
g. On August 31, the Well treasurer deposited \(260, but this deposit does not appear
on the bank statement.
h. The bank statement includes a \)1,050 deduction for a check drawn by Multi-State
Freight Company. Well notified the bank of this bank error.
i. Well’s Cash account shows a balance of $2,800 on August 31.
Requirements
1. Prepare the bank reconciliation for Well Healthcare at August 31, 2018.
2. Journalize any required entries from the bank reconciliation. Include anexplanation for each entry.
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