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Generally, differences between the Cash Book and the Pass Book arise due to the reason that items have not been recorded in the Cash Book. In order to ascertain the correct Cash Book balance, we need to prepare Corrected (Adjusted) Cash Book. The below given steps are involved in the preparation of Corrected (Adjusted) Cash Book.
Step 1: Note down the bank balance as per the Cash Book.
Step 2: Rectify all the errors committed in the Cash Book.
Step 3: Enter those transactions in the debit of the Cash Book, which are only in the credit of the Pass Book.
Step 4: Enter those transactions in the credit of the Cash Book that are only in the debit of the Pass Book.
Step 5: The Cash Book is totalled and balancing figure is calculated. This balancing figure is use for preparing BRS.