Anil works as a trader. When he drew up the trial balance on 31 December 2020, the totals did not match. Debits were $5140 more than credits.
The mistakes identified later were:
1 The sales account had been undercast by $7100.
2 Sales returns of $520 had been entered as a credit in the purchases account. The correct entry had already been made in the customer’s account.
3 Bank charges of $320 had been entered correctly in the cash book, but no entry had been made in the bank charges account.
4 A cheque refund of $600 for insurance overpaid had been posted to the wrong side of the bank account, and no entry had been made in the insurance account.
(a)[12]
Prepare journal entries to correct errors 1 to 4. Explanatory narratives are unnecessary.
(b)[6]
Complete the suspense account entries.
(c)[2]
Name two error types that a trial balance does not disclose.
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