The main purpose of preparing a bank reconciliation statement is ...

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Accountancy (Phase -I & II) Accounting as a financial information system Add to Study Deck

The main purpose of preparing a bank reconciliation statement is:

to know the bank balance.

to compare the entries in the cash and pass books.

to correct the cash after comparing with pass books.

to reconcile cash balance as per pass book with the balance in the pass book.

Explanation:

To reconcile does not mean to adjust or to rectify. Reconciling a bank account implies ensuring that the bank account balance as per the Cash Book is agreeing with the balance as per the Pass (Bank) book after taking into consideration all the reasons for the difference in the balance