E7.8 (LO3) (Recording Bad Debts) At the end of 2019, Sorter plc has accountsreceivable of £900,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of £40,000. On January 16, 2020, Sorter determined that its receivable from Ordonez Orchards£8,000 will not be collected, and management authorized its write-off. Instructions Prepare the journal entry for Sorter plc to write off the Ordonez receivable. What is the cash realizable value of Sorter plc's accounts receivable beforethe write-off of the Ordonez receivable? What is the cash realizable value of Sorter plc's accounts receivable afterthe write-off of the Ordonez receivable?
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.
Excercises
E7.8 (LO3) (Recording
Instructions
- Prepare the
journal entry for Sorter plc to write off the Ordonez receivable. - What is the cash realizable value of Sorter plc's
accounts receivable beforethe write-off of the Ordonez receivable? - What is the cash realizable value of Sorter plc's accounts receivable afterthe write-off of the Ordonez receivable?
E7.9 (LO3) (Computing Bad Debts and Preparing Journal Entries) The trialbalance before adjustment of Estefan Inc. shows the following balances.
Accounts Receivable $80.000 (D)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $1.750 (D)
Sales Revenue (net, all on credit) $580.000 (K)
Instructions
Give the entry for estimated bad debts assuming that the allowance is to providefor doubtful accounts on the basis of (a) 4% of gross accounts receivable and (b)5% of gross, accounts receivables and allowance for Doubtful accounts has a$1,700 credit balance.
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