Definition of bank reconciliation statement (BRS)
It is a statement which is prepared to reconcile the causes of difference between bank balance as per cash book (business record) and bank balance as per passbook (bank's record). For example, at 31 Dec 2021, cash book balance $70,000 and passbook balance $80,000. There is difference by $10,000.
FORMAT
Cash Book (Business's record)
Date | Cash | Bank | Date | Cash | Bank |
*Dr Increase Cr Decrease
Pass book (bank's record)
Date | Particular | Debit | Credit | Balance |
*Dr Decrease Cr Increase, client's deposits in the point of view of bank are liabilities
Bank reconciliation statement of (company name) as at 31 Dec 2021
Particulars | $ | $ |
Balance as per cash book | xxx | |
(+) Add | xxx | |
xxx | ||
xxx | xxx | |
xxx | ||
(--) Less | xxx | |
xxx | ||
xxx | (xxx) | |
Balance as per pass book | xxx |
What causes differences between cash book and passbook?
1. Items appear in cash book but NOT in pass book.
- Cheques issued by business entity not debited by bank.
- Cheques deposited but not credited by the bank.
- Errors
- Standing instructions
2. Items appear in passbook but NOT in cash book.
- Banking fees, interest charge
- Direct deposits in bank account
- Bills for collection
- Interest and dividend collected by bank
Check points
▶ Receipt
Cheques deposited
The business entity receives the cheques from customers and deposits them into my bank – cleared in few days.
▶ Payment
Cheques issued
The business entity issues cheques to suppliers and deposits them into their banks – cleared in few days.
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Two Possible scenarios
(move only cash book) Balance (+) as per cash book = Overdraft (-) as per pass book
(move only pass book) Balance (+) as per pass book = Overdraft (-) as per cash book
Example 1
Balance as per cash book shows a balance of $15,000, and adjust the following transactions as below and prepare for balance reconciliation statement.
i) Cheque issued but not yet presented for payment, $5,000
ii) Cheque desposited in the bank but not collected, $8,000
iii) Bank paid insurance premium, $4,000
iv) Bank charges, $400
v) Direct deposit by a customer, $10,000
vi) Interest on investments collected by bank, $12,000
(+) ▶ (i), (v), (vi)
(--) ▶ (ii), (iii), (iv)
Particulars | $ | $ |
Balance as per cash book | 15,000 | |
Add: (+) | ||
(i) | 5,000 | |
(v) | 10,000 | |
(vi) | 12,000 | |
27,000 | ||
42,000 | ||
Less: (--) | ||
(ii) | 8,000 | |
(iii) | 4,000 | |
(iv) | 400 | |
(12,400) | ||
Balance as per pass book | 29,600 |
Example 2
Balance as per pass book shows a balance of $20,000, and adjust the following transactions as below and prepare for balance reconciliation statement.
i) Cheque deposited into the bank, but no entry was made in the cash book, $400.
ii) Cheque received and entered in the cash book but not sent to bank, $2,200.
iii) Credit side of the cash book bank column cast short, $400.
iv) Insurance premium paid directly by the bank $800.
v) Bank charges entered twice in the cash book, $50.
vi) Cheque issued but not presented to the bank for payment $300.
vii) Cheque received entered twice in the cash book $2,000.
viii) Bill discounted dishonoured not recorded in the cash book, $6,000.
(+)▶ (ii), (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii)
(--)▶ (i), (v), (vi)
Particulars | $ | $ |
Balance as per pass book | 20,000 | |
Add: (+) | ||
(ii) | 2,200 | |
(iii) | 400 | |
(iv) | 800 | |
(vii) | 2,000 | |
(viii) | 6,000 | |
11,400 | ||
31,400 | ||
Less: (--) | ||
(i) | 400 | |
(v) | 50 | |
(vi) | 300 | (750) |
Balance as per cash book | 30,650 |
Example 3
Bank overdraft as per cash book shows a balance of $7,850, and adjust the following transactions as below and prepare for balance reconciliation statement.
i) Interest on overdraft is entered in passbook, $300
ii) Bank charges are debited in the pass book only, $70
iii) Cheque issued but not cashed, $2,000
iv) Cheque paid into bank but not cleared, $3,200
v) Interest on investments collected by the bank and credited in the pass book, $1,500
(+)▶ (i), (ii), (iv)
(--)▶ (iii), (v)
Particulars | $ | $ |
Overdraft as per cash book | 7,850 | |
Add: (+) | ||
(i) | 300 | |
(ii) | 70 | |
(iv) | 3,200 | |
3,570 | ||
11,420 | ||
Less: (--) | ||
(iii) | 2,000 | |
(v) | 1,500 | |
(3,500) | ||
Overdraft as per pass book | 7,920 |
Example 4
Bank overdraft as per pass book shows a balance of $17,000, and adjust the following transactions as below and prepare for balance reconciliation statement.
i) Cheques issued but not presented for payment $9,000.
ii) Cheques deposited with the bank but not collected $10,000.
iii) Dividend collected by bank $5,000 but recorded in cash book as $6,000.
iv) Direct deposit into bank by customer $4,500
v) Bank charges debited in the pass book $300.
vi) Premium of life insurance policy paid by the bank on standing advice, $2,000.
(+)▶ (i), (iv)
(--)▶ (ii), (iii), (v), (vi)
Particulars | $ | $ |
Overdraft as per pass book | 17,000 | |
Add: (+) | ||
(i) | 9,000 | |
(iv) | 4,500 | |
13,500 | ||
30,500 | ||
Less: (--) | ||
(ii) | 10,000 | |
(iii) | 1,000 | |
(v) | 300 | |
(vi) | 2,000 | |
(13,300) | ||
Overdraft as per cash book | 17,200 |
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