Audit of Cash Problems
Audit of Cash Problems
Audit of Cash Problems
In connection with your annual audit of VICKAY Company's financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2023, you have extracted the following information from your client's accounting records.
Note 3 Included among the checks drawn by Vickay Company against the Balanghay Bank current account
are the following:
a. A check written and dated December 23, 2023 and delivered to payee on January 29, 2024, P30,000.
b. A check written on December 28, 2023, dated January 3, 2024, delivered to payee on December 29,
2023, P75,000.
Note 4- Vickay's savings account deposit in Lagaslas Bank has been earmarked for the acquisition of a
state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment within the next couple of months.
Based on the preceding information, compute for the adjusted balances of the following:
1. Cash on hand
A. P1,170,000
B. P823,000
C. P870,000
D. P820,000
PROBLEM 1-2
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Your audit of the December 31, 2023, financial statements of DIONISIO CORP. reveals the following:
Current account at Prime Bank P(30,000)
Current account at Prudent Bank 135,000
Treasury bills (acquired 3 months before maturity) 300,000
Treasury bills (maturity date is Dec. 31, 2024) 1,500,000
Payroll account 390,000
Foreign bank account – restricted (translated using
the December 31, 2023, exchange rate) 2,000,000
Postage stamps 1,250
Employee's postdated check 4,500
IOU from the vice-president 8,000
Credit memo from a supplier for a purchase return 8,100
Traveler's check 21,000
Money order 12,900
Petty cash fund (P3,000 in currency and expense receipts for P12,000) 15,000
What amount would be reported as cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial position on
December 31, 2023?
A. P840,050
B. P873,900
C. P849,400
D. P861,900
PROBLEM 1-3
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The accountant of SANTIAGO COMPANY is in the process of preparing the company's financial statements
for the year ended December 31. 2023. He is trying to determine the correct balance of cash and cash
equivalents to be reported as a current asset in the statement of financial position. The following items
are being considered:
• Balances in the company's accounts at the Metropolitan Bank:
➤Current account P81,000
➤Savings account P132,600
• Undeposited customer checks of P22,200 (including a customer check dated January 2, 2024, for
P3,000).
• Currency and coins on hand of P3,480.
• Savings account at the Northern Philippines Bank with a balance of P2,400,000. This account is being
used to accumulate cash for future plant expansion (in 2024).
• Petty cash of P4,000 (currency of P1,200 and unreplenished vouchers for P2,800).
• P120,000 in a current account at the Northern Philippines Bank This represents a 20% compensating
balance for P600,000 loan with the bank. Santiago Company is legally restricted to withdraw the funds
until the loan is due in 2026.
• Treasury bills:
Two-month maturity bills P 90,000
Seven-month bills 120,000
What total amount of cash and cash equivalents should be reported under current assets?
A. P1,047,480
C. P1,127,480
B. P627,480
D. P1,027,480
PROBLEM 1-4
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The following information has been extracted from the accounting records of the URSULA COMPANY at
December 31, 2023:
Date Term
Dec. 15, 2023 30 days 30,000
Oct. 31, 2023 90 40,000
Nov. 30, 2023 180 days 25,000
• A customer check for P75,000 dated January 3, 2024, received December 27, 2023.
• A check for P13,000 was dated and recorded on December 29, 2023, but was delivered to payee on
January 5, 2024.
• A check for P5,000 dated January 10, 2024, payable to a supplier was recorded and released to payee
on December 19, 2023.
What total amount should be recorded as cash and cash equivalents on December 31, 2023?
A P1.191,000
C. P378,000
B. P1,181,500
D. P391,000
PROBLEM 1-5
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The controller of the LYRIC CO. is trying to determine the amount of cash and cash equivalents to be
reported on its December 31, 2023, statement of financial position.. The following Information is
provided:
1. Balances in the company's accounts at the Monte Bank:
• Checking account-P540,000
• Savings account-P884,000
2. Undeposited customer checks of P208,000.
3. Currency and coins on hand of P23,200.
4. Savings account at the Naic Bank with a balance of P350,000. This account is being used to accumulate
cash for future plant expansion (in 2025).
5. P800,000 balance in a checking account at the Naic Bank.
6. Treasury bills: 30-day maturity bills totaling P600,000, and 180-day bills totaling P800,000.
On December 31, 2023, what amount should be reported as cash and cash equivalents?
A. P3,055,200
B. P2,455,200
C. P2,955,200
D. P2,355,200
PROBLEM 1-6
Cash and Cash Equivalents
What amount should be reported as cash and cash equivalents on December 31, 2023?
A. P13,763,050
B. P12,575,550
C. P12,751,500
D. P12,763,050
PROBLEM 1-7
Computation of Correct Cash Balance
The Cash account of the BEA CORPORATION as of December 31, 2023, was composed of the following:
What is the amount of cash to be reported on the December 31, 2023, statement of financial position of
Bea Company?
PROBLEM 1-8
Cash and Cash Equivalents
In connection with your audit of the financial statements of ONOR COMPANY for the year ended
December 31, 2023, you gathered the following information.
1. The company maintains its current account with TLC Bank. The bank statement on December 31, 2023,
showed a balance of P638,340.
Your audit of the company's account with TLC Bank disclosed the following:
• A check for P22,500 received from a customer whose accountis current had been deposited and then
returned by the bank on December 28, 2023. No entry was made for the return of this check. The customer
replaced the check on January 15, 2024.
•A check for P5,720 was cleared by the bank as P7,520, The bank made the correction on January 2, 2024.
• A check for P3,500 representing payment of an employee advance was received and deposited on
December 27, 2023, but was not recorded until January 3, 2024.
• Postdated checks totaling P67,300 were included in the deposits in transit. These represent collections
of current accounts receivable from customers. The checks were actually deposited on January 5, 2024.
• Various debit memos for drafts purchased for payment of importation of equipment totaling P230,000
were not yet recorded. These purchases were previously set up as accounts payable. Said equipment
arrived in December 2023.
• Interest earned on the bank balance for the 4th quarter of 2023, amounting to P1,950 was not recorded.
Bank service charges totaling P1,260 were not recorded.
•Deposit in transit and outstanding checks at December 31, 2023, totaled P136,250 and P276,380,
respectively.
2. Various expenses from the company's Imprest petty cash fund dated December 2023, totaled P16,250,
while those dated January 2024, amounted to P5.903. Another disbursement from the fund dated
December 2023 was a cash advance to an employee amounting to P3,500. A replenishment of the petty
cash fund was made on January 8, 2024.
3. The company's trial balance on December 31, 2023, includes the following accounts:
Cash in bank- TLC Bank P 748,320
Cash in bank-ER Bank (restricted
account for plant expansion, expected to be disbursed in 2024) 700,000
Petty cash fund 30,000
Time deposit, placed December 20, 2023, and due March 20, 2024 1,000,000
Money market placement - Prudential Bank 4,000,000
1. What is the adjusted petty cash fund balance on December 31, 2023?
A. P4,347
C. P30,000
B. P10,250
D. P24,097
2. What is the adjusted Cash in bank-TLC Bank balance on December 31, 20237
A. P500,010
C. P432,710
B. P748,320
D. P429,110
3. The entry to adjust the Cash in bank - TLC Bank account should include a debit to
A. Accounts receivable for P89,800.
B. Accounts receivable for P86,300.
C. Accounts payable for P228,200.
D. Interest expense for P1,950.
4. The December 31, 2023, statement of financial position should show "Cash and cash equivalents" at
A. P6,142,960
B. P5,439,360
C. P4,442,960
D. P5,442,960
PROBLEM 1-9
Cash in Bank and Petty Cash Fund
BARTOLOME COMPANY was incorporated 3 years ago as a trading company engaged in the sale and
distribution of hardware and electrical supplies.
The company maintains its bank account with Secured Bank. Your review of the bank reconciliation
statement disclosed the following Information:
1. On December 22, 2023, the bank erroneously credited the account of Bartolome Company for P195,000
representing deposit for the account of another company.
2. Postdated checks totaling P37,900 were included in the deposits in transit. These represent collections
of accounts receivable from customers. The checks were actually deposited on January 5, 2024.
3. On December 28, 2023, the company issued checks to creditors totaling P115,000. These checks were
released on January 5, 2024.
4. A check dated December 12, 2023, in payment of accounts payable was recorded as P12,000. Upon
examination of the checks returned by the bank, the actual amount was P21,000.
5. A check for P4,750 in payment of a minor repair of office equipment was not recorded on the company
books.
6. Transfer of fund of P59,300 to Secured Bank current account of DBS Securities was not recorded. This
pertains to purchase of 5,000 shares of William Lines to be held as trading securities. Based on quoted
price as of December 31, 2023, the market value per share is p8.20.
8. Deposits in transit and outstanding checks at December 31, 2023, amounted to P89,200 and P132,000,
respectively.
9. The cash in bank balance per book on December 31, 2023, is P681,200.
10. Your review of the accounts receivable schedule disclosed that various collections totaling P17,350
were not recorded in the books but already reflected in the subsidiary ledgers.
The Petty cash fund of P35,000 maintained on an imprest basis was counted on January 2, 2024.
Unreplenished expenses include petty cash vouchers for various expenses totaling P19,300 and
employees' advances for P5,800 all dated December 2023.
You are assigned to the petty cash count for the Jervick Trading at December 31, 2023. The contents of
the fund are listed below. The custodian of the fund is Annie Bartolome, (Office Secretary). The balance
of the petty cash fund per the company's general ledger is P30,000. Such fund is being maintained on an
imprest basis.
Bills
Five hundred-peso bills; 13
One hundred-peso bills; 20
Fifty-peso bills; 44
Twenty-peso bills; 30
Coins
One-peso coins; 12 rolls of 20 and 10 loose
Postage stamps of various denominations - P750. (The voucher is also for P750.)
A receipted bill from Refill Gas Stations for gas and oil for the company's delivery truck - P6,540.
A check signed by Celine Dilon, sales manager, dated January 20, 2024 - P990.
A notation on a sheet of paper as follows: Proceeds of employees contributions for office party - P3,630.
A receipted bill from Bona Restaurant for refreshment served at employees' party, December 24, 2023 -
P2,010.
PROBLEM 1-11
Petty Cash Fund
The auditor for SAMANTHA, INC. examined the petty cash fund immediately after the close of business,
July 31, 2023, the end of the company's natural business year. The petty cash custodian presented. the
following during the count:
Currency P1,650
Petty cash vouchers:
Postage 420
Office supplies expense 900
Transportation expense 340
Computer repairs 800
Advances to office staff 1,500
A check drawn by Samantha, Inc., payable to the
Petty cash custodian 7,200
Postage stamps 300
An employee's check, returned by bank, marked NSF 1,000
An envelope containing currency of P1,890 for a gift for
A retiring employee 1,890
P16,000
The general ledger shows an imprest petty cash fund balance of P16,000.
2. What is the adjusted balance of the petty cash fund at July 31, 2023?
A. P10,740.
B. P3,540
C. P7,200
D. P8,850
PROBLEM 1-12
Petty Cash Fund
On January 1, TANYA CO. establishes a petty cash account and designates Orly Reyes as petty cash
custodian. The original amount included in the petty cash fund is P10,000. The following disbursements
are made from the fund:
1. The person responsible, at all times, for the amount of the petty cash fund is the
A. Chairman of the Board of Directors
B. President of the company
C. Petty cash custodian
D. General cashier
2. The following are appropriate procedures for controlling the petty cash fund, except
A. To monitor variations in different types of expenditures, the petty cash custodian files petty cash
vouchers by category of expenditure after replenishing the fund.
B. To replenish the fund, the general cashier issues a company check to the petty cash custodian, rather
than cash.
C. To determine that the fund is being accounted for satisfactorily, surprise counts of the fund are made
from time to time by the internal auditor or other responsible official.
D. Each individual to whom petty cash is paid is required to present signed receipts to the petty cash
custodian.
5. What is the effect of not replenishing the petty cash at year-end and not making the appropriate
adjusting entry?
A. A detailed audit is essential
B. The petty cash custodian should turn over the petty cash to the general cashier
C. Cash will be overstated and expenses understated
D. Expenses will be overstated and cash will be understated
PROBLEM 1-13
Count of Petty Cash Fund and Undeposited Collections
In connection with your audit of the financial statements of BENJAMIN CORP. for the year ended
December 31, 2023, you conducted a surprise count of the company's petty cash fund and undeposited
collections at 8:20 a.m. on January 3, 2024. Your count disclosed the following:
Bills and coins
Bills Coins
P100.00 5 pieces 5.00 18 pieces
50.00 40 pieces 1.00 214 pieces
20.00 48 pieces
Checks
Date Payee Maker Amount
Dec. 30 Cash Custodian P 1,200
Dec. 30 Benjamin Corp. SLV, Inc. 14,000
Dec. 31 Benjamin Corp. Mario Lansang,
Sales manager 1,680
Dec. 31 Benjamin Corp. MSU Corp. 17,800
Dec. 31 Benjamin Corp. Ateneo, Inc. 8,300
Dec. 31 Taiwan Corp. Benjamin Corp. 27,000
Unreimbursed vouchers
1. Unclaimed pay envelope of Juan MacDonut. Indicated on the pay slip is his net salary of P7,500. Your
inquiry revealed that Juan's salary is mingled with the petty cash fund.
2. The sales manager's liquidation report for his Tagaytay City trip.
Cash advance received on Dec. 23 P20,000
Less: Hotel accommodation, meals, etc. P16,000
Bus fare for two 1,200
Cash given to Pablo, salesman 1,000 18,000
Balance P1,800
Additional information:
1. The custodian is not authorized to cash checks.
2. The last official receipt included in the deposit on December 30 is No. 4351 and the last official receipt
issued for the current year is No. 4355. The following official receipts are all dated December 31, 2022
3. The petty cash balance per general ledger is P25,000. The last replenishment of the fund was made on
December 22, 2023.
3. The adjusting entries on December 31, 2023, should include a net debit to Travel expenses of
A. P17,320
B. P18,320
C. P18,200
D. P18,080
Anying Velasco is reviewing the cash accounting for ABX, Inc. Anying's review will focus on the petty cash
fund account and the bank reconciliation for the month ended May 31, 2023. She has collected the
following information from ABX's bookkeeper for this task
On May 31, 2023, the petty cash fund was replenished and increased to P12,000; currency and coins in
the fund at that time totaled P756.
Bank Reconciliation
Shore Bank
Bank Statement
Disbursements Receipts Balance
Balance, May 1, 2023 P350,760
Deposits P1,120,000
Note payment from customer
(interest of P1,200) 37,200
Checks cleared during May P1,246,000
Bank service charges 1,080
Balance, May 31, 2023 260,880
Deposits in transit are determined to be P120,000, and checks outstanding at May 31 total P34,000 Cash
on hand (besides petty cash) at May 31, 2023, is P9,840.
2. The journal entry to record the replenishment of, and increase in the petty cash fund includes a credit
to
A. Cash of P10,944
B. Cash of P11,244
C. Petty cash fund of P10,944
D. Petty cash fund of P11,244
3. What amount of cash should be reported in the May 31, 2023, statement of financial position?
A. P368,720
B. P356,720
C. P368,420
D. P358,880
PROBLEM 1-15
Bank Reconciliation; Computation of Cash Balance
Presented below are a series of unrelated situations. Answer the question at the end of each situation.
1. The accountant of NARCISA CO. provided the following data in reconciling the April 30 cash in bank
balance:
A transposition error was made in recording a sale and deposit in the sales journal and cash receipts
journal in April.
Correct amount P13,658
Recorded as P16,358
2. The following information is included in EMIL CORPORATION'S bank statement for the month of March:
In comparing the bank statement to the company's cash records, you found:
Outstanding checks on March 31 P184,000
Deposits made but are not yet shown in the
April bank statement 14,000
The deposits in transit and outstanding checks have been correctly taken up in the company's books. You
also found a customer's check for P17,400 that had not yet been deposited and had not been recorded in
Emil's books. Your client's books show a cash balance of P36,420.
3. The following information pertains to a checking account of a company at June 30, 2023.
4. A company is reconciling its bank statement with internal records. The cash balance per the company's
books is P45,000. There are P5,000 of bank charges not yet recorded, P7,500 of outstanding checks,
P12,500 of deposits in transit, and P15,000 of bank credits and collections not yet taken up in the
company's books.
5. A company shows a cash balance of P175,000 on its bank statement dated June 30. As of June 30, there
are P55,000 of outstanding checks and P37,500 of deposits in transit.
6. The Cash account shows a balance of P225,000 before reconciliation. The bank statement does not
include a deposit of P11,500 made on the last day of the month. The bank statement shows a collection
by the bank of P4,700 and a customer's check for P1,600 was returned because it was NSF. A customer's
check for P2,250 was recorded on the books as P2,700, and a check written for P395 was recorded as
P485.
7. On July 5, 2022, EMILIA CORP. received its bank statement for the month ending June 30. The statement
showed a P209,500 balance while the cash account balance on June 30 was P35,000. In reconciling the
balances, the auditor discovered that:
1. The June 30 collections of P176,000 were recorded on the books but were not deposited until July.
2. The bank service charges for the month of June totaled P3,000.
3. A paid check for P24,300 was entered incorrectly in the cash payments journal as P34,200.
The bank statement for the current account of IAN Co. showed a December 31, 2023, balance of P585,284.
Information that might be useful in preparing a bank reconciliation is as follows:
a) Outstanding checks were P52,810.
b) The December 31, 2023, cash receipts of P23,000 were not deposited in the bank until January 2, 2024.
c) One check written in payment of rent P8,940 was correctly recorded by the bank but was recorded by
lan Co. as a P9,840 disbursement.
d) In accordance with prior authorization, the bank withdrew P18,000 directly from the current account
as payment on a mortgage note payable. The interest portion of that payment was P14,000. Ian Co. has
made no entry to record the automatic payment.
e) Bank service charges of P740 were listed on the bank statement.
f) A deposit of P35,000 was recorded by the bank on December 12, but it did not belong to lan Co.
g) The bank statement included a charge of P3,400 for a not- sufficient-fund check. The company will seek
payment from the customer.
h) lan Co. maintains an P8,000 petty cash fund that was appropriately reimbursed at the end of December.
i) According to instructions from lan Co. on December 30, the bank withdrew P40,000 from the account
and purchased treasury bills for lan Co. The company recorded the transaction in its books on December
31 when it received notice from the bank. Half of the treasury bills mature in three months and the other
half in six months.
1. What is the cash in bank balance per books on December 31, 20237
A PS49,714
B. P543.514
C. P534,914
D. P541,714
3. What amount of cash and cash equivalents should be shown under current assets on December 31,
2023?
A. P928,474
B. P728,474
C. P720,474
D. P735,274
PROBLEM 1-17
Bank Reconciliation:
The following data were taken from GARAY's check register for the month of April. Garay's bank
reconciliation for March showed one outstanding check, check No. 178 for P2.150 (written on March 20),
and one deposit in transit for P4 350 (made on March 31).
Assume that any errors or discrepancies you find are Garay's, not the bank's
Flint Corp.
BANK RECONCILIATION
November 30, 2023
CHECK REGISTER
December 2023
Vouchers
Date Payee No. Payable Discount Cash
Dec 1 San Beda, Inc. 4342 P 10,000 P500 P9,500
3 Miriam Corp. 4343 4,200 - 4,200
7 UE Enterprises 4344 3,755 - 3,755
12 PSBA Corp. 4345 12,000 120 11,880
15 Payroll 4346 96,000 - 96,000
16 BU, Inc. 4347 6,300 - 6,300
18 New Era Co. 4348 14,200 142 14,058
21 UST, Inc. 4349 7,000 - 7,000
22 Petty cash fund 4350 10,000 - 10,000
28 Payroll 4351 98,000 - 98,000
P261,455 P762 P260,693
BANK STATEMENT
BANKABLE BANK Page 1 of 1
PERIOD: NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - DECEMBER 31, 2023
No.: 001-43-44
Check
Date Description number Debit Credit Balance
Balance last statement P435,000
Dec. 1 Cash deposit P16,200 451,200
1 Check issued 4329 P15,000 436,200
4 Check issued 4342 9,500 426,700
4 Check issued 4341 4,675 422,025
5 Check deposit 49,000 471,025
6 Check issued 4343 4,200 466,825
8 Check deposit 14,000 480,825
10 Check issued 4344 3,755 477,070
15 Encashment 4346 96,000 381,070
22 Encashment 4350 10,000 371,070
28 Encashment 4351 98,000 273,070
29 Debit memo-
Service charge 1,000 272,070
29 Credit demo-
Interest 1,550 273,620
PROBLEM 1-19
Bank Reconciliation:
Unadjusted to Adjusted Balances Format
EDGARDO CO. was organized on January 2, 2023. The following items are from the company's trial balance
on December 31, 2023.
PROBLEM 1-20
Computation of Cash Receipts and Disbursements
In connection with your audit of the cash account of ANNIE CORP., you gathered the following
information.