For the next two (2) questions: Selected balances related to the accounts receivable of ABC Company as of December 31 are presented below: 2022 2021 Accounts receivable, net P5,450,000 1,450,000 P3,500,000 750,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts During the year, sales amounted to P25,000,000, 20% of which are cash sales. Write-offs of uncollectible accounts amounted to P550,000 while recoveries of accounts previously written off totaled P300,000. 1. How much is the bad debt expense recognized in 2022? 2. What is the total amount of cash collected from customers in 2022?
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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