Question
What is a Bank Reconciliation Statement? Explain briefly any four points regarding need and importance of preparing a Bank Reconciliation Statement.
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Answer
Bank Reconciliation Statement is a prepaed by the account holder on a particuar dare to reconcile the bank balance as per cash Book with the balance as per bank statenment or bank pass book showing entries because of which differnces between the two balance exist.Bank Reconciliation statement is prepared because of following reasons:
- It brings out the errors if any, committed either in the cash book or in the bank statement or pass book.
- Undue delay in the clerance of cheques deposited is know form the reconciliation.
- Regular reconciliation discourages embezzlements.
- Reconciliation helps in verifying the accuracy of entries recorded inthe cash book.
- It shows actual bank blaance.
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