b. Show how the Accounts Receivable account and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would appear on the December 31 balance sheet. Note: Do not use negative signs with any of your answers. Balance Sheet (excerpt) Current assets Cash $ XX,XXX Accounts receivable 24 560,000 Less Allowance for doubtful accounts + (13,400) Inventory XXX,XXX Other current assets XXXX Total Current Assets $XXX,XXX
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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.
![b. Show how the Accounts Receivable account and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would appear on the December 31 balance sheet.
Note: Do not use negative signs with any of your answers.
Balance Sheet (excerpt)
Current assets
Cash
$ XX,XXX
Accounts receivable
2$
560,000
Less Allowance for doubtful accounts +
(13,400)
Inventory
XXX,XXX
Other current assets
X,XXX
Total Current Assets
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