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Preparing a Trial BalanceSuspense AccountsErrorsReceivables

ACCA · Question 57 · Preparing a Trial Balance

Section B - Case 2: Single Entity Accounts

Scenario: AquaHarvest Marine Farms
AquaHarvest prepares its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 20X6. The draft profit before adjustments is $120,000.
Issue 1: A payment for marine insurance of $6,000 for the year ending 31 December 20X6 was recorded entirely as an expense in the P&L.
Issue 2: Depreciation on harvesting equipment (Cost $80,000, Acc Dep $30,000) needs to be charged at 20% reducing balance.
Issue 3: A customer went bankrupt owing $2,500. This needs to be written off.
Issue 4: A suspense account has a $4,500 Credit balance because a cash receipt of $4,500 from a credit customer was only recorded in the cash book.

Regarding Issue 4, what is the journal entry to clear the suspense account?

Answer options:

A.

Debit Suspense $4,500, Credit Sales $4,500

B.

Debit Trade Receivables $4,500, Credit Suspense $4,500

C.

Debit Suspense $4,500, Credit Trade Receivables $4,500

D.

Debit Bank $4,500, Credit Suspense $4,500

How to approach this question

Identify the missing entry. Cash was received from a customer (Dr Bank, Cr Receivables). Only Dr Bank was done. So we need Cr Receivables. The other side goes to Suspense.

Full Answer

C.Debit Suspense $4,500, Credit Trade Receivables $4,500✓ Correct
The cash receipt was recorded in the cash book (Debit Bank), but the corresponding credit to Trade Receivables was omitted. This caused a shortage of credits in the trial balance, creating a $4,500 Credit balance in the suspense account. To correct this, we Credit Trade Receivables $4,500 and Debit Suspense $4,500.

Common mistakes

Crediting Sales instead of Trade Receivables.

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