Sipacore Ltd. has an Accounts Receivable amount of $363,700 and an unadjusted credit balance in Allowance for Expected Credit Losses of $8,600 at March 31. The company's accounts receivable and percentage estimates of uncollectible accounts are as follows: Estimated Percentage Uncollectible 2% 10% 30% Number of Days Outstanding 0-30 (a) 31-60 61-90 Over 90 Total Your answer is correct. 0-30 days Prepare an aging schedule to determine the total estimated uncollectibles at March 31. Age of Accounts 31-60 days Accounts Receivable $258,000 45,800 32,600 27,300 $363,700 61-90 days Over 90 days Amount % $258,000 2% 45,800 10% 32,600 30% 27,300 50% $ 50% $ Estimated Uncollectible 5160 4580 9780 13650 33170
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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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