ACC 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Bank Statement, Matching Principle, Internal Control

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19 Mar 2018
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Level of cash not too little not too much. Working capital=short term assets less short term liabilities. Internal controls important because of ease of theft. Bank reconciliation also used as an internal control. Reconciliation highlights differences in timing between bank records and company records. Detect errors in banks or company records. Great control because two independent records of cash. Reconciles the balance of cash in the bank account with the balance of cash in the company"s own records (books). If you own a drive-in movie theater you may pay your supplier for popcorn but what if your supplier waits until the next month to cash your check? (outstanding check) What if you had cash sales on september 30th but you don"t get to the bank to deposit the cash until after 5pm. The bank records deposits made after 5pm on the next business day monday october 3rd. (outstanding deposit)

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