E6-9 (Algo) Recording Bad Debt Expense Estimates and Write-Offs Using the Percentage of Credit Sales Method LO6-2 During the current year, Witz Electric, Inc., recorded credit sales of $850,000. Based on prior experience, it estimates a 3 percent bad debt rate on credit sales. Required: Prepare journal entries for each transaction: (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) a. On September 29 of the current year, an account receivable for $3,000 from March of the current year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off. b. The appropriate bad debt expense adjustment was recorded for the current year. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet < 1 Record the entry to write-off the uncollectible account. 2 Note: Enter debits before credits. Transaction a Record entry General Journal Clear entry Debit Credit View general journal
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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