Finding and Correcting Errors on the Work Sheet CORRECTING ACCOUNTING ERRORS ON A WORK SHEET Some errors in accounting records are not found until a work sheet is prepared Many times this is found when the work sheets trial balance does not balance due to ID: 315478
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Finding and Correcting Errors on the Work SheetSlide2
CORRECTING ACCOUNTING ERRORS ON A WORK SHEET
Some errors in accounting records are not found until a work sheet is prepared
Many times this is found when the work sheet’s trial balance does not balance due to:
Incorrect postingTransferring of information from the ledgers to the trial balance incorrectlyRecording adjustments incorrectly Adding columns incorrectlyExtending amounts to the balance sheet and income statement columns incorrectlyErrors found must be corrected before moving onCorrect the errors by erasing the mistake and fixing it
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CHECKING FOR TYPICAL ERRORS
Listed below are the four most typical errors:
The difference is 1 ($.01, $.10, $1 or $10).
Error is most likely addition (add the columns again)The difference can be divided evenly by 2. (Ex: the difference between the two columns is $48).Look for a trial balance amount of $24 and make sure it was put in the correct column (debit not credit)If the error is not found, check the ledger and journal entries to make sure that it was not recorded in the wrong column.
The difference is divisible by 9 (Ex: the difference between the two columns is $45).
Look for
transposed
numbers (Ex: $45 instead of $54) or a slide ($12 is recorded as $120) The difference is an omitted amountLook for an amount equal to the difference
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CORRECTING AN ERROR IN POSTING TO THE WRONG ACCOUNT
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1. Draw a line through the entire incorrect entry. Recalculate the account balance and correct the work sheet.
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Correct entry
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Incorrect entry
2. Record the posting in the correct account. Recalculate the account balance, and correct the work sheet.Slide5
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CORRECTING AN INCORRECT AMOUNT
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1. Draw a line through the incorrect amount.
2. Write the correct amount just above the correction in the same space.
3. Recalculate the account balance, and correct the account balance on the work sheet.Slide6
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CORRECTING AN AMOUNT POSTED TO THE WRONG COLUMN
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6. Recalculate the account balance, and correct the work sheet.
5. Record the posting in the correct amount column.
4. Draw a line through the incorrect item in the account.
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