At the beginning of the year, Mitchum Enterprises allows for estimated uncollectible accounts of $18,500. By the end of the year, actual bad debts total $20,500. Determine the financial statement effects of writing off an uncollectible account. (Amounts to be deducted should be entered with minus sign.) Revenues Assets Accounts Receivable Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Income Statement Expenses Balance Sheet Net Income Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity (20,500) Retained Earnings 18,500

At the beginning of the year, Mitchum Enterprises allows for estimated uncollectible accounts of $18,500. By the end of the year, actual bad debts total $20,500. Determine the financial statement effects of writing off an uncollectible account. (Amounts to be deducted should be entered with minus sign.) Revenues Assets Accounts Receivable Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Income Statement Expenses Balance Sheet Net Income Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity (20,500) Retained Earnings 18,500

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