Anil is a trader. The totals on the trial balance he prepared on 31 December 2020 failed to agree. Debit totals were $5140 greater than credit totals.
The following mistakes were later found.
1 The sales account had been undercast by $7100.
2 Sales returns of $520 had been posted as a credit to 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 had not been entered in the bank charges account.
4 A cheque refund of $600 for insurance overpaid had been recorded on the wrong side of the bank account and no entry had been made in the insurance account.
(a)[12]
Prepare journal entries that correct errors 1 to 4. No narratives are required.
(b)[6]
Fill out the suspense account.
(c)[2]
Name two categories of error that a trial balance cannot disclose.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “The correct journal entries for errors 1-4 are shown below.” …