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7. At close of business on 31
st
March 2018, Mkwawa’s bank balance according to his cash book was
TZS 78,00. This does not agree with the balance at the bank as shown by the bank statement. The
disagreement between cash book and bank statement balances was caused by the following items.
(a) Mzalendo, one of Mkwawa’s debtors had paid the sum of TZS 7,300 directly into Mkwawa’s
bank account, bank interest credited to Mkwawa’s account by the bank TZS 25,000.
(b) A banker’s standing order for a trade subscription of TZS 25,000 was paid by the bank during
the month of March but the transaction has not yet passed through the cash book.
(c) The following cheques were drawn by Mkwawa during the month of March 2018 but had not
been presented for payment at the bank on 31
st
March, 2018. Rashid TZS 3,400; Hashim TZS
4,100; Lissa TZS 6,000; Lucy TZS 4,000; Halima TZS 10,000; Lucas TZS 7,000; Joseph TZS
3,000; Teddy TZS 12,000; Maryam TZS 15,000; Matthew TZS 20,000 and William TZS 5,200.
(d) The sum of TZS 112,000 was paid into the bank account by Mkwawa on 31
st
March, 2018 but
this item did not appear in the bank statement until a later date.
Use the information provided to prepare a Bank Reconciliation Statement as at 31
st
March, 2018
starting with the balance as per cash book.