Fundamentals Of Accountancy, Business, And Management PDF
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This document provides an overview of different types of bank accounts, including savings, checking, and time deposits. It also details unit investment trust funds and various types of checks (crossed, stale, postdated). The document further explains bank statements and bank reconciliations. It seems to be a study guide or textbook chapter on accounting.
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**Savings Account** - Intended to provide incentive to the depositor to save money - Earns minimal interest and requires minimum balance. - Can be linked with passbooks, ATM or debit cards B. **Checking / Current Account** - Withdrawal of cash is made through a bank check - Rarely e...
**Savings Account** - Intended to provide incentive to the depositor to save money - Earns minimal interest and requires minimum balance. - Can be linked with passbooks, ATM or debit cards B. **Checking / Current Account** - Withdrawal of cash is made through a bank check - Rarely earns interest due to fast turnover of transactions **C. Time Deposit** - Allows the depositor to invest money at a set interest rate for a preset period of time which can range from a few months to several years. - The depositor agrees not withdraw funds over the contract period in exchange for a fixed interest rate. **D. Unit Investment Trust Fund** - An investment company that offers a fixed portfolio, generally of stocks and bonds, as redeemable units to investors for a specific period of time. - a written and signed instrument that directs a bank to pay a specific sum of money to the bearer. - widely acceptable form of payment. - allow two or more parties to make a monetary transaction without the need of physically exchanging cash. - **Drawer / Payor** -- person or entity writing the check. - **Drawee** -- the bank on which the check is drawn. - **Payee** -- the person being paid or to whom the check is written. a. **Crossed check** -- restricted for payee's account only. The check can only be deposited to the payee's accounts and cannot be enchased. b. **Stale check** - a check becomes stale if it is not negotiated within six (6) months from the date of issue. c. **Postdated check** -- check issued on a future date and can only be negotiated from the date appearing on the face of the check **CROSS CHECK** **STALE CHECK** ![](media/image2.png) October 6,2024 **POSTDATED CHECK** - a detailed transaction history of the account over the reporting period. - a statement of account issued by a bank to each depositor once a month - Shows the following data: - The balance at the beginning of the period. - Deposits and other amounts added during the period. - Checks and other amounts subtracted during the period. - The balance at the end of the period. **\ ** ![](media/image4.png) 1. **Outstanding checks** - deduct from the bank balance. - The amount of the check has already been deducted from the book/records of the business 2. **Deposit in transit** - Add to the bank balance - The amount of cash has already been added to the book/records of the business 3. **Errors (overstating bank balance)\ ** - Example: An amount of P500 was [erroneously credited] to the account of ABC. - The amount of P500 will be [deducted from the bank balance] since it is not a deposit for the account of ABC 4. **Errors (understating bank balance)\ ** - Example: An amount of P500 was [erroneously debited] to the account of ABC. - The amount of P500 will be [added to the bank balance] since it is not a cash withdrawal for the account of ABC 1. **Credit memo received from the bank** 2. **Collection directly credited to the account** - Add to the book balance - The amount has already been credited to the account but not yet recorded in the books of the business 3. **Debit memo received from the bank or bank service charges** - Bank charges deducted from the account - Deduct from the book balances - The amount has already been debited or deducted from the account but not yet recorded in the books of the business 4. **NSF Check** - Returned check due to insufficient fund - Deduct from the book balance - The check received have been recorded in the books and deposited to the bank, but is returned due to insufficient funds. 5. **Errors understating the cash balance** - The difference of P18 will be [added to the book balance] - *[The amount recorded in the books is higher than then actual amount issued.]* - *[Illustration:]* Example: *A check received amounting to P650 was recorded in the books as P605. [ ]* - The difference of P45 will be [added to the book balance] - *[The amount recorded in the books is lower than then actual amount received.]* - *[Illustration:]* 6. **Errors overstating the cash balance\ ** - The difference of P72 will be [deducted from the book balance] - *[The amount recorded in the books is lower than the actual amount issued.]* - *[Illustration:]* Example: *A collection amounting to P1,450 was recorded in the books as P1,540.* - The difference of P90 will be [deducted from the book balance] - *[The amount recorded in the books is higher than the actual amount received.]* - *[Illustration:]*