18. At 1 July 2019, a company's allowance for doubeful debes was RM4K000. At 30 June 2020, trade receivables amounted to RMK38,000. It was decided to write-off RM72,000 of these debts and adjust the allowance for doubeful debes to RM60,000. What are the final amounts for inclusion in the company's statement of financial position at 30 June 2020? a) Trade receivables RMK38,000 ; allowance for doubtful debts RM60,000 : net balance RM778,000 b) Trade receivables RM766,000; allowance for doubtful debes RM60,000: net balance RM706,000 ) Trade receivables RM766,000 ; allowance for doubtful debes RMI08,000; net balance RM658,000 d) Trade receivables RM838,000; allowance for doubtful debts RMI08,000: net balance RM730,000
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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