In its December 31, 2022 statement of financial position, Reederei Company reported receivables of P250,000 and related allowance for uncollectibility of P20,000. Such receivables are in litigation and the cost of litigation is 20% of the receivables. At December 31, 2022, it is reasonably possible that Beirut Company will not be able to collect on the receivables after litigation. 27. What is the total amount of risk of accounting loss related to Reederei's receivables? 28. What is the total amount of off balance sheet risk related to Reederei's receivables?
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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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