Daley Company prepared the following aging of receivables analysis at December 31. Days Past Due Total 1 to 30 31 to 60 61 to 90 Over 90 Accounts receivable.. $570,000 $396,000 $90,000 $36,000 $18,000 $30,000 Percent uncollectible. 1% 2% 5% 7% 10%
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.
a. Estimate the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts using aging of
b. Prepare the
unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $3,600 credit.
c. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the
unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $100 debit.
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