BE9-3 During its first year of operations, Gavin Company had credit sales of $3,000,000; $600,000 remained uncollected at year-end. The credit manager estimates that $31,000 of these receivables will become uncollectible. (a) Prepare the journal entry to record the estimated uncollectibles. (b) Prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet for Gavin Company. Assume that in addition to the receivables it has cash of $90,000, inventory of $130,000, and prepaid insurance of $7,500.
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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BE9-3 During its first year of operations, Gavin Company had credit sales of $3,000,000;
$600,000 remained uncollected at year-end. The credit manager estimates that $31,000 of
these receivables will become uncollectible.
(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the estimated uncollectibles.
(b) Prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet for Gavin Company. Assume
that in addition to the receivables it has cash of $90,000, inventory of $130,000, and
prepaid insurance of $7,500.
BE9-4 At the end of 2017, Carpenter Co. has accounts receivable of $700,000 and an
allowance for doubtful accounts of $54,000. On January 24, 2018, the company learns that
its receivable from Megan Gray is not collectible, and management authorizes a write-off
of $6,200.
(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the write-off.
(b) What is the cash realizable value of the accounts receivable (1) before the write-off and
(2) after the write-off?
BE9-7 Kingston Co. uses the percentage-of-receivables basis to record bad debt expense.
It estimates that 1% of accounts receivable will become uncollectible. Accounts receivable
are $420,000 at the end of the year, and the allowance for doubtful accounts has a credit
balance of $1,500.
(a) Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record bad debt expense for the year.
(b) If the allowance for doubtful accounts had a debit balance of $800 instead of a credit
balance of $1,500, determine the amount to be reported for bad debt expense.
E9-4 Menge Company has accounts receivable of $93,100 at March 31. Credit terms are
2/10, n/30. At March 31, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,200
prior to adjustment. The company uses the percentage-of-receivables basis for estimating
uncollectible accounts. The company's estimate of bad debts is shown below.
Estimated Percentage
Uncollectible
Age of Accounts
Balance, March 31
1-30 days
31-60 days
61–90 days
Over 90 days
$60,000
17,600
8,500
7,000
2.0%
5.0%
20.0%
50.0%
$93,100
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