On August X Sofia Marciano, the accountant for European Exports, downloaded the company's July X bank statement
from the bank's website. The balance shown on the bank statement was $ The July X balance in the Cash account in
the general ledger was $
Sofia noted the following differences between the bank's records and the company's Cash account in the general ledger:
a An electronic funds transfer for $ from Mannheim Equipment, a customer located in Germany, was received by the bank
on July
b Check was correctly written and recorded for $ The bank mistakenly paid the check for $
c The accounting records indicate that Check was issued for $ to make a purchase of supplies. However, examination of
the check online showed that the actual amount of the check was for $
d A deposit of $ made after banking hours on July did not appear on the July bank statement.
e The following checks were outstanding: Check for $ and Check for $
f An automatic debit of $ on July from CentralComm for telephone service appeared on the bank statement but had not
been recorded in the company's accounting records.
Required:
Prepare a bank reconciliation for the firm as of July
Record general journal entries for the items on the bank reconciliation that must be journalized.
Analyze:
What was the effect on total expenses as a result of the general journal entries recorded?