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How are the errors that are not detected by the trial balance treated?
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∙ 11y ago
A trial balance only checks the sum of debits against the sum of credits. That is why it does not guarantee that there are no errors. The following are the main classes of error that are not detected by the trial balance:
- An error of original entry is when both sides of a transaction include the wrong amount. For example, if a purchase invoice for £21 is entered as £12, this will result in an incorrect debit entry (to purchases), and an incorrect credit entry (to the relevant creditor account), both for £9 less, so the total of both columns will be £9 less, and will thus balance.
- An error of omission is when a transaction is completely omitted from the accounting records. As the debits and credits for the transaction would balance, omitting it would still leave the totals balanced. A variation of this error is omitting one of the ledger account totals from the trial balance.
- An error of reversal is when entries are made to the correct amount, but with debits instead of credits, and vice versa. For example, if a cash sale for £100 is debited to the Sales account, and credited to the Cash account. Such an error will not affect the totals.
- An error of commission is when the entries are made at the correct amount, and the appropriate side (debit or credit), but one or more entries are made to the wrong account of the correct type. For example, if fuel costs are incorrectly debited to the postage account (both expense accounts). This will not affect the totals.
- An error of principle is when the entries are made to the correct amount, and the appropriate side (debit or credit), as with an error of commission, but the wrong type of account is used. For example, if fuel costs (an expense account), are debited to stock (an asset account). This will not affect the totals.
- Compensating errors are multiple unrelated errors that would individually lead to an imbalance, but together cancel each other out
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Errors that do not affect the trial balance errors that affect the outcome of the trial balance
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Errors not revealed by trial balance?
When the trial balance indicates that the ledger is in balance you can assume there are no errors in the ledger is this true?
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What two types of errors that will require the use of a suspense account?
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What are the differences between errors disclosed by trial balance and errors not disclosed by trial balance?
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What reports alerts you to errors in your books?
trial balance
What are the errors affecting the trial balance?
commission and ommission
What are the errors that affect trial balance?
commission and ommission
If ledger postings are computerised do you require a trial balance?
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Could there be errors in journal entries when the trial balance agrees and if so under what circumstances?
Yes, there could be errors even when the trial balance agrees. For example, the columns in a trial balance would still agree if an entry was omitted or entered incorrectly in the same amounts in corresponding accounts.
What causes the trial balance not to balance?
There are various type of errors due to which Trial balance is not match. like.. - Posting to wrong side in right Account - Posting with wrong Amount - to record entry partly - other commission errors etc.
