Sally is in the business of purchasing accounts receivable. Last year, Sally purchased an account receivable with a face value of $80,000 for $60,000. During the current year, Sally settled the account, receiving $65,000. Determine the maximum amount of the bad debt deduction for Sally for the current year. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Sally's basis in the account receivable is $fill in the blank 1 . Therefore, she has a bad debt deduction of $fill in the blank 2 and income of $fill in the blank 3 .

Sally is in the business of purchasing accounts receivable. Last year, Sally purchased an account receivable with a face value of $80,000 for $60,000. During the current year, Sally settled the account, receiving $65,000. Determine the maximum amount of the bad debt deduction for Sally for the current year. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Sally's basis in the account receivable is $fill in the blank 1 . Therefore, she has a bad debt deduction of $fill in the blank 2 and income of $fill in the blank 3 .

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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