Helix reported the following information in its financial statements. Write-offs of accounts receivable were $200 in the current year Helix did not recover any write-offs. At December 31 Accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts Accounts receivable, net Determine Bad Debts Expense for the current year. Bad debts expense Current Year $5,000 400 $4,600 Prior Year $ 4,000 350 $ 3,650
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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