Entries for Bad Debt Expense Under the Direct Write-Off and Allowance Method The following selected transactions were taken from the records of Rustic Tables Company for the year ending December 31: June 8. Wrote off account of Kathy Quantel, $7,910. Aug. 14. Received $5,620 as partial payment on the $14,160 account of Rosalie Oakes. Wrote off the remaining balance as uncollectible. Oct. 16. Received the $7,910 from Kathy Quantel, whose account had been written off on June 8. Reinstated the account and recorded the cash receipt. Dec. 31. Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (record as one journal entry): Wade Dolan $2,290 Greg Gagne 1,420 Amber Kisko 5,460 Shannon Poole 3,160 Niki Spence 870 Dec. 31. If necessary, record the year-end adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. If no entry is required, select "No entry" and leave the amount boxes blank. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. a. Journalize the transactions under the direct write-off method. June 8 Bad Debt Expense Bad Debt Expense Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Aug. 14 Cash Cash Bad Debt Expense Bad Debt Expense Accounts Receivable-Rosalie Oakes Accounts Receivable-Rosalie Oakes Oct. 16 Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Bad Debt Expense Bad Deb

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Entries for Bad Debt Expense Under the Direct Write-Off and Allowance Method 

The following selected transactions were taken from the records of Rustic Tables Company for the year ending December 31:

June 8. Wrote off account of Kathy Quantel, $7,910.
Aug. 14. Received $5,620 as partial payment on the $14,160 account of Rosalie Oakes. Wrote off the remaining balance as uncollectible.
Oct. 16. Received the $7,910 from Kathy Quantel, whose account had been written off on June 8. Reinstated the account and recorded the cash receipt.
Dec. 31. Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (record as one journal entry):
 
Wade Dolan $2,290
Greg Gagne 1,420
Amber Kisko 5,460
Shannon Poole 3,160
Niki Spence 870
Dec. 31. If necessary, record the year-end adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts.

If no entry is required, select "No entry" and leave the amount boxes blank. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

a.  Journalize the transactions under the direct write-off method.

June 8
 
Bad Debt Expense Bad Debt Expense
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel
Aug. 14
 
Cash Cash
 
 
Bad Debt Expense Bad Debt Expense
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Rosalie Oakes Accounts Receivable-Rosalie Oakes
Oct. 16
 
Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel
 
 
Bad Debt Expense Bad Debt Expense
Oct. 16
 
Cash Cash
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel
Dec. 31
 
Bad Debt Expense Bad Debt Expense
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Wade Dolan Accounts Receivable-Wade Dolan
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Greg Gagne Accounts Receivable-Greg Gagne
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Amber Kisko Accounts Receivable-Amber Kisko
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Shannon Poole Accounts Receivable-Shannon Poole
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Niki Spence Accounts Receivable-Niki Spence
Dec. 31
 
No entry No entry
 
 
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b.  Journalize the transactions under the allowance method, assuming that the allowance account had a beginning balance of $23,730 at the beginning of the year and the company uses the analysis of receivables method. Rustic Tables Company prepared the following aging schedule for its accounts receivable:

Aging Class (Number
of Days Past Due)
Receivables Balance
on December 31
Estimated Percent of
Uncollectible Accounts
                0-30 days $380,000       1 %
                31-60 days 142,000       8  
                61-90 days 45,000       30  
                91-120 days 17,000       45  
                More than 120 days 23,000       80  
                Total receivables $607,000          

 

June 8
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel
Aug. 14
 
Cash Cash
 
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Rosalie Oakes Accounts Receivable-Rosalie Oakes
Oct. 16
 
Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel
 
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Oct. 16
 
Cash Cash
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel Accounts Receivable-Kathy Quantel
Dec. 31
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Wade Dolan Accounts Receivable-Wade Dolan
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Greg Gagne Accounts Receivable-Greg Gagne
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Amber Kisko Accounts Receivable-Amber Kisko
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Shannon Poole Accounts Receivable-Shannon Poole
 
 
Accounts Receivable-Niki Spence Accounts Receivable-Niki Spence
Dec. 31
 
Bad Debt Expense Bad Debt Expense
 
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 

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c.  How much higher (lower) would Rustic Tables’ net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?

 

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