On January 1, 2019, an entity was indebted to a bank under a P4,800,000, 10% loan. The loan was dated January 1, 2017 and was due on December 31, 2020. The annual interest was last paid on December 31, 2017. The entity was experiencing financial troubles and therefore the bank considered the loan impaired. The bank agreed to reduce last year's interest and the remaining two years interest payments to P200,000 each and delay all such payments on December 31, 2020. The present value of 1 at 10% for 2 periods is 0.83.  The entity also reported the net realizable value of accounts receivable in the amounts of P1,000,000 and P1,200,000 on December 21, 2019 and 2018, respectively. It was also disclosed that the allowance for doubtful accounts on December 31, 2019 and 2018 were P100, 000 and P130,000 respectively. Credit sales amounted to P4,770,000  & collections from customers totaled P4,800,000. Certain accounts were written off during the year. What is the impairment on the loan for the year ended December 31, 2019? What amount of accounts receivable was written off during the year?  What is the doubtful accounts expense for the year ended December 31, 2019?

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On January 1, 2019, an entity was indebted to a bank under a P4,800,000, 10% loan. The loan was dated January 1, 2017 and was due on December 31, 2020. The annual interest was last paid on December 31, 2017. The entity was experiencing financial troubles and therefore the bank considered the loan impaired. The bank agreed to reduce last year's interest and the remaining two years interest payments to P200,000 each and delay all such payments on December 31, 2020. The present value of 1 at 10% for 2 periods is 0.83. 

The entity also reported the net realizable value of accounts receivable in the amounts of P1,000,000 and P1,200,000 on December 21, 2019 and 2018, respectively. It was also disclosed that the allowance for doubtful accounts on December 31, 2019 and 2018 were P100, 000 and P130,000 respectively. Credit sales amounted to P4,770,000  & collections from customers totaled P4,800,000. Certain accounts were written off during the year.
What is the impairment on the loan for the year ended December 31, 2019?
What amount of accounts receivable was written off during the year? 
What is the doubtful accounts expense for the year ended December 31, 2019?

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