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Hello,

I have this question in my BPP revision kit and it just leaves me completely confused.

Could anybody please take time and explain line by line.

Thank you very much.

 

BJ



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Hi BJ

 

I think you have to work through this one item at a time.

1/ There has been an accrual. Now an accrual is usually Dr Expenses (P&L) and Credit Accruals (Balance Sheet). The questions says that the figure has been correctly refelcted in the P&L, so it is just the Cr Accruals part that has been missed (and entered into Suspense). So to correct Cr Accruals and Dr Suspense.

2/ As above the figure has been correctly refelcted in the P&L so it is just the Prepayment account (Balance sheet) that has to be corrected. A prepayment would be a debit entry so to correct Dr Prepayments and Cr Suspense.

3/ This hasn't affected the supense account as the bookkeeper has made entries (albeit incorrect).

So the last adustment must relate to the sale of the asset.

Cr 1508 b/f

Cr   217 Prepayment adj

Dr   475 Accrual adj

Balance Cr 1250

 

So this is the amount corrected (and clearing suspense account).....Dr Suspense, Cr Gain on disposal (P&L).

 

It is always a good idea to think about what should have happend and always think about the double entry the Dr's and Cr's or Dr = +ve; Cr = -ve.

As for your second post.....yes, the day book comments are irrelevant to the suspense account entries.

Hope this helps!



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