Harrison Company maintains a checking account at the First National City Bank. The bank provides a bank statement along with canceled checks on the last day of each month. The July 2021 bank statement included the following information:
Balance, July 1, 2021 $ 55,678
Deposits 179,500
Checks processed (192,610 )
Service charges (30 )
NSF checks (1,200 )
Monthly payment on note, deducted directly by bank from account
(includes $320 in interest) (3,320 )
Balance, July 31, 2021 $ 38,018
The company’s general ledger account had a balance of $38,918 at the end of July. Deposits outstanding totaled $6,300 and all checks written by the company were processed by the bank except for those totaling $8,420. In addition, a $2,000 July deposit from a credit customer was recorded as a $200 debit to cash and credit to accounts receivable, and a check correctly recorded by the company as a $30 disbursement was incorrectly processed by the bank as a $300 disbursement.
Required:
1. Prepare a bank reconciliation for the month of July.
2. Prepare the necessary journal entries at the end of July to adjust the general ledger cash account.
