Assume the following information for Skysong Corp. Accounts receivable (beginning balance) Allowance for doubtful accounts (beginning balance) Net credit sales Collections Write-offs of accounts receivable Collections of accounts previously written off $140,000 11,420 932,000 913,000 6,000 2,100 Uncollectible accounts are expected to be 9% 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.
![Prepare the entry to record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period. (List debit entry before credit entry. Credit
account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for
the account titles and enter O for the amounts)
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Assume the following information for Skysong Corp.
Accounts receivable (beginning balance)
Allowance for doubtful accounts (beginning balance)
Net credit sales
Collections
Write-offs of accounts receivable
Collections of accounts previously written off
$140,000
11,420
932,000
913,000
6,000
2,100
Uncollectible accounts are expected to be 9% of the ending balance in accounts receivable.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F912d1019-7c37-4293-ae66-b0965363d929%2Ff5a295e7-206f-4140-acb9-4c8c2176f65f%2Fbdjpg5q_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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