The document discusses two methods for preparing bank reconciliation statements - the traditional method and the corrected balance method. The traditional method only reconciles one set of balances, making it difficult to identify reasons for discrepancies and provide corrective adjustments. The corrected balance method identifies the causes of differences and helps make proper adjustments by determining the correct balance. It is therefore more suitable. An example is then provided to illustrate how to prepare a bank reconciliation statement using the traditional method based on given transaction information from a bank's records.