Accounts receivable (beginning balance) $162,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts (beginning balance) 11,450 Net credit sales 930,000 Collections 904,000 Write-offs of accounts receivable 5,700 Collections of accounts previously written off 1,900 Uncollectible accounts are expected to be 7% of the ending balance in accounts receivable.
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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.
| $162,000 | ||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts (beginning balance) | 11,450 | |
| Net credit sales | 930,000 | |
| Collections | 904,000 | |
| Write-offs of accounts receivable | 5,700 | |
| Collections of accounts previously written off | 1,900 |
Uncollectible accounts are expected to be 7% of the ending balance in accounts receivable.
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