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January 15 Wrote of $440 account of Miller Company as uncollectible Re-establish the account of Louisa Teller and record the collection of $1,050 as payment in full for her account which had been written off earlier April 2nd Received 40% of the $700 balance owed by William John and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible July 31 Wrote off as uncollectible the accounts of Sherwin Company, $1,700 and V. Vasell $2,200 Received 25% of the $1,140 owed by Grant Company and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible Received $741 from M. Fuller in full payment of his account which had been written off earlier as uncollectible August 15 September 26 October 16

January 15 Wrote of $440 account of Miller Company as uncollectible Re-establish the account of Louisa Teller and record the collection of $1,050 as payment in full for her account which had been written off earlier April 2nd Received 40% of the $700 balance owed by William John and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible July 31 Wrote off as uncollectible the accounts of Sherwin Company, $1,700 and V. Vasell $2,200 Received 25% of the $1,140 owed by Grant Company and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible Received $741 from M. Fuller in full payment of his account which had been written off earlier as uncollectible August 15 September 26 October 16

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Accounting for Assets: Receivables LET’S DISCUSS Johnson company's financial year ended on December 31, 2010. All the transactions related to the company's uncollectible accounts are can be found below: Wrote of $440 account of Miller Company as uncollectible Re-establish the account of Louisa Teller and record the collection of $1,050 as payment in full for her account which had been written off earlier January 15 April 2nd Received 40% of the $700 balance owed by William John and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible July 31 Wrote off as uncollectible the accounts of Sherwin Company, $1,700 and V. Vasell $2,200 Received 25% of the $1,140 owed by Grant Company and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible August 15 September 26 Received $741 from M. Fuller in full payment of his account which had been written off earlier as uncollectible Estimated uncollectible accounts expense for the year to be 1.5% of net credit sales of $521,000 October 16 December 31 The accounts receivable account had a balance of $114,630 and the beginning balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $6,200. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries for each transaction. 2. Prepare the Allowance for Uncollectible and the Accounts Receivable accounts based on the information presented and balance off each account. 3. Prepare the balance sheet extract as at Dec 31 to show the net realizable value for the Accounts Receivable.
Transcribed Image Text:Accounting for Assets: Receivables LET’S DISCUSS Johnson company's financial year ended on December 31, 2010. All the transactions related to the company's uncollectible accounts are can be found below: Wrote of $440 account of Miller Company as uncollectible Re-establish the account of Louisa Teller and record the collection of $1,050 as payment in full for her account which had been written off earlier January 15 April 2nd Received 40% of the $700 balance owed by William John and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible July 31 Wrote off as uncollectible the accounts of Sherwin Company, $1,700 and V. Vasell $2,200 Received 25% of the $1,140 owed by Grant Company and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible August 15 September 26 Received $741 from M. Fuller in full payment of his account which had been written off earlier as uncollectible Estimated uncollectible accounts expense for the year to be 1.5% of net credit sales of $521,000 October 16 December 31 The accounts receivable account had a balance of $114,630 and the beginning balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $6,200. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries for each transaction. 2. Prepare the Allowance for Uncollectible and the Accounts Receivable accounts based on the information presented and balance off each account. 3. Prepare the balance sheet extract as at Dec 31 to show the net realizable value for the Accounts Receivable.
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