On December 31, Jarden Company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted credit balance of $14,000. Jarden prepares a schedule of its December 31 accounts receivable by age. Expected Percent Uncollectible Accounts Receivable $ 800, 000 320, 000 64,000 Age of Accounts Receivable Not yet due 1 to 30 days past due 31 to 60 days past due 61 to 90 days past due Over 90 days past due 1.30% 2.05 6.55 33.00 32,000 12, 800 69.00
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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On December 31, Jarden Company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted credit balance of $14,000.
Jarden prepares a schedule of its December 31 accounts receivable by age.
Expected Percent
Uncollectible
Accounts
Age of Accounts Receivable
Not yet due
1 to 30 days past due
31 to 60 days past due
61 to 90 days past due
Over 90 days past due
Receivable
1.30%
$ 800,000
320, 000
64,000
32, 000
2.05
6.55
33.00
69.00
12,800](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F97b5df25-1667-438a-b46e-c2a0d1ae7c86%2F21783924-39b6-46b7-a69f-5acaaa889e9d%2F9yxsbc_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![2. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts expense at December 31. (Round percentage answers to nearest whole percent.
Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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Record the estimated bad debts.
Note: Enter debits before credits.
Date
General Journal
Debit
Credit
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