Question

As the full-time bookkeeper, your job is to make any corrections to the general ledger accounts. Each correction needs the reason for the change and the effect on each account, whether it is an increase or decrease. For the third time this month, a co-worker has recorded a cash receipt twice and wants you to record a correcting entry that will reverse the mistakes. The correcting entry will record a credit to the Cash account and a debit to the Sales account. Your co-worker has offered to buy you dinner for fixing this mistake.
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What should you investigate before making a decision about the correcting entry?

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

Based on the information given, we are informed that the co-worker has recorded a cash receipt twice and wants the full time bookkeeper to record a correcting entry that will reverse the mistakes.

Before making a decision about the correcting entry, it is necessary to check the entry and cross check the balances for sales and cash. One has to also check the receipts and every other necessary details in order to make sure that the transaction is genuine and not fraudulent.

After the through check, if the person is sure and confident that everything is okay, then the correcting entry can be made.