Nash, Inc. had net sales in 2025 of $1,506,600. At December 31, 2025, before adjusting entries, the balances in selected accounts were Accounts Receivable $391,800 debit, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $1,827 debit. Assume that 12% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. Prepare the entry to record bad debt expense. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List debit entry before credit entry.)
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.
Nash, Inc. had net sales in 2025 of $1,506,600. At December 31, 2025, before
Prepare the entry to record
(If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List debit entry before credit entry.)
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