Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Bank reconciliation statement and bank overdraft
- Preparing a bank reconciliation statement is easy
- In the last example we assumed that the business had a positive balance shown by a a debit bank balance in the bank column of the cash book and a credit balance on the bank statement
- In reality this is not always the case
- It is qui
- In order to improve its cash flow the business may negotiate with the bank for an overdraft facility
- This is a form of short term borrowing that would allow the business to overdraw its account
- In such instances it would mean that:
- The bank balance would be shown as a credit balance in the cash book
- From the bank’s perspective this would be a debit balance
- This is usually denoted by a negative balance on the bank statement in modern days
- In other instances an overdraft is shown by the acronym O/D besides the bank balance figure on the bank statement
- Currently at the time of writing this it is possible in Zimbabwe it is possible to “overdraw” your
- Banks do not offer interest on current and savings accounts which means one’s account can have a negative balance due to service charges if no deposits are made
Bank reconciliation statement
- The procedure to prepare a bank statement is not very different from the one where the business has a positive bank balance
Cash Book | ||||||
5 October | J Bavhadeyi | xxx | 1 October | Balance b/d | xxx | |
23 October | K Mutengi | xxx | 16 October | S Kubika | xxx | |
31 October | Balance c/d | xxxx | ||||
xxxx | xxxx |
- Apart from the credit balance this looks like the normal updated cash book
- The presentation and format of the bank reconciliation statement is rather different arithmetically speaking
Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31October 20X8 | |
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Overdraft as per Cash Book | (xxx) |
Add Unrepresented cheques | xxx |
xxx | |
Less uncredited lodgments | (xxx) |
Overdraft/Balance as per bank statement | xx |
- When dealing with overdrafts be mindful of the negative and positive amounts and handle them apropriatly
- It is very possible for a balance to transition from either an overdraft to a positive balance and vice versa
- There are alternative formats of presenting the bank reconciliation statement but we will assume you will use this
- An example of a bank reconciliation statement with a bank overdraft can be found here
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