i) Bank Reconciliation
October 31,
Balance per bank statement 18,380.00
Add: Receipts not deposited 3,795.51
22,175.51
Less: Outstanding Checks
62 140.75
183 180.00
284 253.25
862 190.71
863 226.80
864 165.28 1,156.79
Adjusted Balance per Bank 21,018.72
ii) Bret attempted to concealthe theft of $1,044 by:
1 Not recording 3 outstandingchecks No.62, $140.75; No. 183,
$180.00; and No. 284, $253.25, totalling$574.00
2
Understating the Outstanding Checks by$100 ($582.79 - $482.79)
3 Instead of adding, Subtracted $185 for notescollected. Hence
concealing theft of $370
iii) Priciples of internal control that were voilated were
1
The bank account were reconciled by Cashieritself, who was also
responsible for cashtransactions, Violating the principle of
independentVarification
2
The Cashier has got all the access to accountingrecord, where the
daily transactions are beingrecorded, as well as the
cashierprepared the Bank reconciliationalso. So Principle od
Segregation of Duties isviolated