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Bank Reconciliation(Quick Test #1)

Author:
Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

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    1. 1. A check that has been written and recorded in the general ledger Cash account, but has not yet cleared the bank account is known as an __________ check.

    2. 2. NSF is the acronym for __________ __________ __________.

    3. 3. A bank fee for a deposited check being returned NSF will require the depositor to __________ its general ledger Cash account.

    4. 4. Journal entries are needed for the items listed on a bank reconciliation as adjustments to the balance per __________.

    5. 5. Money received and already recorded in the general ledger Cash account, but not appearing as a deposit on the bank statement will be reported on the bank reconciliation as a deposit in __________.

    6. 6. A bank credit memo shown on the bank statement will require a __________ to the company’s general ledger Cash account.

    7. 7. A bank service charge needs to be listed on the bank reconciliation as an adjustment to the balance per __________.

    8. 8. In a bank reconciliation, deposits in transit need to be added to the balance per __________.

    9. 9. In a bank reconciliation, the total amount of outstanding checks needs to be deducted from the balance per __________.

    10. 10. A bank service charge will require a __________ to the general ledger account Cash.

    11. 11. Canceled checks refer to the checks that have been paid by the bank on which they were drawn.

    12. 12. A bank debit appearing on a bank statement meant that the bank statement balance had been decreased.

    13. 13. During the bank reconciliation process, a company learned that a check it had written for the correct amount of $998 had cleared the bank account for $998. However, the company had recorded the check in its general ledger account as $989. The correction will __________ the balance per books by $9.

    14. 14. The bank statement has an ending balance of $1,700. There are $600 of deposits in transit and $2,100 of checks outstanding. The adjusted balance per the bank statement is $__________.

    15. 15. A company’s Cash account has a balance of $830 before it is reconciled with the bank statement. The bank reconciliation process indicated a bank service charge of $30, a check printing fee of $100, outstanding checks of $300, and a $60 deposit in transit. The adjusted (or corrected) balance for the Cash account is $__________.

    16. 16. One of the steps to void or write off a check written one year ago that has never cleared the bank is to remove the check from the list of __________ checks.

    17. 17. Another step when voiding or writing off a check written one year ago that has never cleared the bank is to __________ the Cash account.

    18. 18. The name of the person or company appearing on a check after the words “Pay to the Order of” is known as the __________.

    19. 19. A bank debit memo is recorded with a credit to the company’s Cash account.

    20. 20. During the bank reconciliation, a company discovers that it recorded a deposit as $1,645 instead of the correct amount of $1,654. The correction will __________ the balance per books by $9.

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For the past 52 years, Harold Averkamp (CPA, MBA) has
worked as an accounting supervisor, manager, consultant, university instructor, and innovator in teaching accounting online. He is the sole author of all the materials on AccountingCoach.com.

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