Bank reconciliation Statement is a statement not an account because of the following reasons:
- The transactions are not the primary entry.
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- The transactions are not classified.
- The statement does not show any credit or debit balance.
- The format of the statement is not like that of an account.
- The rules of debit and credit are not followed when preparing the statement.