What is the journal entry for bank reconciliation?

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The journal entry for the bank expenses would charge bank service charges and credit cash.

The journal entry for a client’s cheques that were returned because of deficient assets will charge accounts receivable and will credit cash.

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From the following entries in the Bank column of the cash Book of Mr. Kunal and the corresponding Bank Statement, prepare Bank Reconciliation Statement as on 30^th April 2011.

Cash Book (Bank Column)
Dr. Cr.
Date	Receipts	Rs	Date	Payments	Rs
2011 April 1	To Balance b/d	12,500	2011 Apr. 1	By Salaries A/c	4,000
4	To Sales A/c	8,000	7	By Purchases A/c	3,200
8	To Paritosh A/c	1,500	9	By Machinery A/c	6,000
13	To Mahima’s A/c	3,400	11	By Omkar’s A/c	1,000
18	To Karina’s A/c	4,600	15	By Drawings A/c	800
21	To Furniture A/c	1,200	18	By Vijay’s A/c	2,000
25	To Sales A/c	3,800	20	By Shobha’s A/c	1,000
30	Too Firoz’s A/c	3,000	28	By Printing A/c	500
			30	By Balance c/d	19,500
		38,000			38,000

Bank Statement
Date	Particulars	Deposits Rs	Withdrawals Rs	Balance Rs
2011 April 1	Balance			12,500
2	Cheque		4,000	8,500
6	Cash	8,000		16,500
6	Cheque		3,200	13,300
10	Paritosh	1,500		14,800
16	Mahima	3,400		18,200
17	Cheque		800	17,400
20	Karin	4,600		22,000
24	Cash	3,800		25,800
28	Cheque		6,000	19,800
28	Shobha		1,000	18,800
30	Interest	100		18,900
30	Firoz	3,000		21,900
30	Bank Charges		10	21,890

You are required to prepare Bank Reconciliation Statement as on 30th April 2011

Is bank reconciliation statement,
a part of double entry system?

Q. Which statement is uncommon for a Bank Reconciliation Statement?
(i). Part of the double entry system
(ii). Not part of the double entry system
(iii). Sent by the firm to the bank
(iv). Posted to the ledger accounts.

What is the journal entry in bank books for the transaction of withdrawing Rs 1200 from the bank by a customer?

Q. Bank reconciliation sometimes points to the need for adjusting entries. Invariably how should it be done?

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