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ZIMSEC O-Level Principles of Accounting

13Bank Reconciliation

Bank Reconciliation in ZIMSEC O-Level Principles of Accounting: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 2: bank reconciliation statements. Form 3: errors, the updated cash book and bank overdrafts.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 13.1Form 2: define bank reconciliation statements, explain their importance, state the causes of differences and prepare them.
  2. 13.2Form 3: identify errors in the cash book and bank statement and draw up an updated cash book.
  3. 13.3Form 3: prepare bank reconciliation statements, including the treatment of a bank overdraft.

Lessons

  • Bank reconciliation statements

    35 min

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  • Bank statements and updating the cash book

    30 min

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Bank Reconciliation: sample question

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Starting from the updated cash book balance, how are unpresented cheques treated in a bank reconciliation statement?

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