Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Correction of errors

Correction of errors — practice question

Bilal drew up a trial balance dated 31 December 2024. He then found these mistakes: 1 Goods withdrawn for Bilal’s personal use, with a cost of $185, had been entered as cash drawings. 2 Motor expenses of $63, paid by bank transfer, had been shown as $36. 3 Bilal’s introduced capital of $2000 had been posted to a bank loan account. 4 A purchase invoice for $84 from Maya had been debited to Moira’s account and credited to the purchases account. 5 Bilal’s private insurance of $130 had been entered as business insurance.
(a)[11]

Prepare the journal entries on page 15 for the correction of errors 1-5. Narratives are not needed.

(b)[5]

Calculate Bilal’s profit for the year once errors 1-5 have been corrected.

(c)[4]

Calculate the balance in the capital account at 31 December 2024.

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