PROBLEM 2 Fleming Sign Company uses the allowance method in accounting for uncollectible accounts. Past experience indicates that 6% of accounts receivable will eventually be uncollectible. Selected account balances at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, appear below: 12/31/17 12/31/18 Net Credit Sales $400,000 $500,000 Accounts Receivable 60,000 80,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 5,200 ? Instructions (a) Record the following events in 2018. Aug. 10 Determined that the account of Sue King for $800 is uncollectible. Sept. 12 Determined that the account of Tom Young for $3,700 is uncollectible. Oct. 10 Received a check for $500 as payment on account from Sue King, whose account had previously been written off as uncollectible. She indicated the remainder of her account would be paid in November. Nov. 15 Received a check for $300 from Sue King as payment on her account. (b) Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record the bad debt provision for the year ended December 31, 2018. (c) What is the balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2018?
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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