Acc 205 weekly dqs

Dq1 (200 words)

Financial statements are a product of the accounting cycle.  Think about two different companies: a manufacturing company, and a retail company.  Why would different companies have different accounting cycles?  Would you expect the steps of the accounting cycle to be the same for each company?  Why or why not?

What is the purpose of a bank reconciliation?  What are the reasons for differences between the cash reported in the accounting records and the cash balance in the bank statements?





Guided Response:

A bank reconciliation reconciles the bank account balance per the books to the actual bank balance.  Outstanding checks, deposits in transit, and bank errors are reasons there are differences between the cash reported in the accounting records and the cash balance in the bank statements.