When a person is reconciling a checking account and notices that the balance in the checkbook does not match the balance on the statement from the bank, which action is it appropriate for the person to take first?

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Austin Montgomery

3 July, 11:22

When a person is reconciling a checking account and notices that the balance in the checkbook does not match the balance on the statement from the bank, which action is it appropriate for the person to take first?

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Tiana Wang · Answer 1

Cash Book Adjustment

Explanation:

When a person is reconciling a checking account and notices that the balance in the checkbook does not match the balance on the statement from the bank, the action that is appropriate for the person to take first is to adjust the cash book balance.

Adjustment of cashbook is done by updating the cash book with all the entries in the bank statement that is not captured in the cash book. This includes the bank charges and standing orders. When this has been done then comparison becomes easier between the bank statement and the cash book checking account.

The other procedure will be to add unpresented checks and less uncredited checks