Cambridge IGCSE Accounting(0452)/O Level Principles of Accounts(7110) Notes: Correcting errors example
- We have looked at entries required to correct various errors
- Now consider the following example
The following errors were discovered in the books of K Musana on 31 March 20×7
- Purchases $1,410 on credit from A Rombe had been entered in B Rombe’s account
- A cheque of $94 paid for printing had been entered in the cash column of the cash book instead of in the bank column
- Sale of goods $734 on credit to D Roko’s had been entered in error in D Ruoko’s account
- Purchase of goods on credit L Havo $819 entered in the correct accounts in error as $891
- Cash paid to G Bhande $64 entered on the debit side of the cash book and the credit side of G Bhande’s account
- A sale of fittings for $320 had been entered in the Sales account
- Cash withdrawn from bank $200 had been entered in the cash column on the credit side of the cash book, and in the bank column on the debit side
- Purchase of goods $1,182 has been entered in error in the Furnishing Account
Required:
- Show the journal entries required to correct these errors, narrations are not required
- Name each of the errors above
Solution
a)
General Journal/Journal | |||
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Date | Details | DR $ | CR $ |
31 March | B Rombe | 1410 | |
A Rombe | 1410 | ||
31 March | Bank | 94 | |
Cash | 94 | ||
31 March | D Roko | 734 | |
D Ruoko | 734 | ||
31 March | L Havo | 72 | |
Purchases Account | 72 | ||
31 March | G Bhande | 128 | |
Cash | 128 | ||
31 March | Sales Account | 320 | |
Disposal Account | 320 | ||
31 March | Cash | 400 | |
Bank | 400 | ||
31 March | Purchases Account | 1182 | |
Furnishing Account | 1182 |
b)
- Error of Commission. Both A Rombe and B Rombe are personal accounts found in the Purchases Ledgor
- Error of Commission. Both Cash and Bank accounts (columns) are in the Cash Book and are current assets i.e. of the same class.
- Error of Commission. Both D Roko and D Ruoko’s Accounts are found in the Debtor’s Ledger and are personal accounts
- Transposition error or it could be an error made in the original entry it is not clear which it is in this instance
- Complete reversal of entries
- Error of principle
- Complete reversal of entries
- Error of principle
NB
- We have looked at a more challenging example which includes Disposal which is dealt with here
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