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That doesnt happen often, but its when you send a bad check. Because cash account is an asset and carry debit balance

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Q: What does it mean when the bank account in the cash book has a credit balance?
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What does Debit Balance in passbook means?

Debit balance in pass book means, favourable balance in bank Account.


Why are cheques deposited in bank but not cleared added to cash book credit balance?

bcoz it has been deducted earlier from the cash book credit balance (if any), at the date it was deposited


Why is cash debit in the book of accounts whereas it is credit in the bank statement?

Because it's taken from the company's cash balance - and credited to the company's account. The company's books must balance - therefore, the cash is taken from one account and paid into another.


Why is it not possible to have a credit balance brought down in the cash column of a cash book?

Beacause its an asset and it's just impossible to have a credit cash balance bank could have a credit balance when bank overdraft is given. IF ANYONE HAS A BETTER ANSWER PLEASE EMAIL AT kaleytube@gmail.com


How do you reconcile pass book to cash book?

Reconciliation process is called "bank reconciliation statement" under which both company accounts balance of cash and bank is reconciled with balance of bank account provided by bank statement. The process is that first of all one statement is treated as base statement, it may be bank statement or books bank account but it is normally bank statement and after that the second statement balance is reconciled for any unrecorded transactions or any cheques issued but not presented in bank and after the reconciliation is completed both book's bank account as well as bank statement balance should be tally otherwise any discrepancies should be investigated and resolved.

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What does Debit Balance in passbook means?

Debit balance in pass book means, favourable balance in bank Account.


Why are cheques deposited in bank but not cleared added to cash book credit balance?

bcoz it has been deducted earlier from the cash book credit balance (if any), at the date it was deposited


Why is cash debit in the book of accounts whereas it is credit in the bank statement?

Because it's taken from the company's cash balance - and credited to the company's account. The company's books must balance - therefore, the cash is taken from one account and paid into another.


Why is it not possible to have a credit balance brought down in the cash column of a cash book?

Beacause its an asset and it's just impossible to have a credit cash balance bank could have a credit balance when bank overdraft is given. IF ANYONE HAS A BETTER ANSWER PLEASE EMAIL AT kaleytube@gmail.com


Will Bookkeeper 2009 balance the check book?

Bookkeeper 2009 can download bank transactions and credit card transactions (once you set up the account) and will display it in its graphical user interface.


How do you reconcile pass book to cash book?

Reconciliation process is called "bank reconciliation statement" under which both company accounts balance of cash and bank is reconciled with balance of bank account provided by bank statement. The process is that first of all one statement is treated as base statement, it may be bank statement or books bank account but it is normally bank statement and after that the second statement balance is reconciled for any unrecorded transactions or any cheques issued but not presented in bank and after the reconciliation is completed both book's bank account as well as bank statement balance should be tally otherwise any discrepancies should be investigated and resolved.


What is meant by debit balance of cash book?

Cash Account is a real account and also the asset of company and assets have normally debit balance according to basic accounting rules.So debit balance of cash means we have positive amount in cash account and will be shown as asset in balance sheet.But banks also provide overdraft facilities as well in this case we have normally credit balance of cash which means that we have negative balance in cash account and so it is liability of company to clear bank overdraft and make cash balance debit again.


What are the adjustment most common to bank reconciliation?

1. Bank Deposits enter into the cash book but not enter into the pass book. 2.Cheques sent to the bank. but not yet cleared. 3. Withdrawals & Bank charges shows only pass book. 4. Customer directly paid into an account on behalf of the Account holder. It shows a credit balance in the records of bank pass book but it doesn't know the Customer till the date of reconciliation. 5.Bank interests on debit side of the pass book as per the banker records. Shankar samudrala Macherla


Balance of ppf account?

When you open your PPF Account you will get a pass-book which will be updated everytime you make a transaction. These days, when you open a PPF account, the balance is available online. Check with the bank that helped you open the PPF Account. They will help you with it


What does it mean if an account has an exceptional balance?

From the grade 11 text book, occassionally an account that would normally have a debit balance, ends up having a credit balance or vise versa not because of a mistake. There is a reason the account ends up with opposit of the normal, for example, if you over pay an account payable, or a customer returns unsatisfactory merchandise for credit.


Which balance goes to the balance sheet cash book balance or bank balance?

You use the cash book balance. The bank balance on the bank statement is just used to reconcile to the cash book balance to see what is due to clear after the reporting period and verify that the cash book balance is correct.


Discuss why there is a difference between cash book and bank statement balance in bank reconciliation?

What do we write in entry account heading in bank reconcilation statment " deposit not shown in bank "