Tesla estimates the allowance for uncollectible accounts at 3% of the ending balance of accounts receivable. During 2024, Tesla's credit sales and collections were $121,000 and $131,000, respectively. What was the balance of accounts receivable on January 1, 2024, if $120 in accounts receivable were written off during 2024 and if the allowance account had a balance of $960 on December 31, 2024?

Tesla estimates the allowance for uncollectible accounts at 3% of the ending balance of accounts receivable. During 2024, Tesla's credit sales and collections were $121,000 and $131,000, respectively. What was the balance of accounts receivable on January 1, 2024, if $120 in accounts receivable were written off during 2024 and if the allowance account had a balance of $960 on December 31, 2024?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Sheffield Corp. had a $300 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2022, before the current year's provision for uncollectible accounts. An aging of the accounts receivable revealed the following: Estimated Percentage Uncollectible Current Accounts $110,000 1 % 1-30 days past due 18,000 3 % 31-60 days past due 13,500 5 % 61-90 days past due 7,600 17 % Over 90 days past due 9,400 31 % Total Accounts Receivable $158,500 PART A Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 2022, to recognize bad debts expense. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Bad Debt Expense Allowance for Doubtful Accounts PART B I NEED HELP WITH PART B Assume the same facts as above except that the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account had a $300 debit balance before the current year's provision for uncollectible accounts. Prepare the adjusting entry for the current year's provision…
At December 31, 2021, Skysong, Inc. reported this information on its balance sheet. Accounts receivable Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts During 2022, the company had the following transactions related to receivables. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) Sales on account Sales returns and allowances $620,000 42,000 Collections of accounts receivable Write-offs of accounts receivable deemed uncollectible Recovery of accounts previously written off as uncollectible Accounts receivable turnover Compute the accounts receivable turnover and average collection period, assuming the expected uncollectibles information provided in (c). (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 25.2. Use 365 days for calculation.) Average collection period $2,810,000 63,000 2,510,000 44,000 15,000 times days
Teeter Company began 2022 with accounts receivable of $400,000 and an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $26,000 (credit balance). Bad debt expense for the year was $39,000 and the ending balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts account was $12,000. What was the amount of accounts receivable written off during the year? A. $53,000 B. $414,000 C. $14,000 D. $453,000
Harlan Company uses the Allowance method for accounting for receivables. They had the following information as of December 31, 2022: Net Credit Sales, year 2022 6,867,750 Accounts Receivable, December 31, 2021 655,000 Accounts Receivable, December 31, 2022 745,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, December 31, 2022 4,350 Credit Harlan Company estimates that 2% of the Accounts Receivable will become uncollectible. What are some things that a company can do to improve the collection of its Accounts Receivable? On January 7, 2023 it was determined that Bundy Company’s account in the amount of $3,800 will be uncollectible. Prepare the entry to write off the Bundy Company account. What is the Cash Realizable Value of the receivables after the write-off of the Bundy Company account?
Tyla's bakery estimates the allowance for uncollectible accounts at 1% of the ending balance of accounts receivable. During 2024, Tyla's credit sales and collections were $117,000 and $141,000, respectively. What was the balance of accounts receivable on January 1, 2024, if $240 in accounts receivable were written off during 2024 and if the allowance account had a balance of $750 on December 31, 2024? A.) $41,000 B.) $480 C.) $99,240 D.) None of these answer choices are correct.
Chez Fred Bakery estimates the allowance for uncollectible accounts at 3% of the ending balance of accounts receivable. During 2021, Chez Fred's credit sales and collections were $ 125,000 and $131,000, respectively. What was the balance of accounts receivable on January 1, 2021, if $180 in accounts receivable were written off during 2021 and if the allowance account had a balance of $750 on December 31, 2021? A) $5,820. B) $31,000. C) $31,180. D) None of these answer choices are correct.
On December 31, 2022, Ace Hardware reported the following information on its balance sheet: Accounts Receivable $1,350,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (credit) 81,000 During 2023, the Company had the following transactions related to receivables: Sales on Account Collections on Account Write-offs of uncollectible accounts Recovery of previously written off accounts If bad debts are estimated to be 1.50% of credit sales, determine the ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts after adjustment, at the end of 2023: Select one: O $4,500,000 4,275,000 90,000 18,000 a. $67,500 b. $94,500 c. $58,500 d. $76,500 e. $74,250
The statement of financial position of Larkspur Inc. at December 31, 2022, includes the following: Notes receivable Accounts receivable Less: Allowance for expected credit losses Transactions in 2023 include the following: 2. 3. $380,000 4. 282,700 1. Accounts receivable of $144,500 were collected. Customer accounts of $40,400 were written off during the year. In December, an additional $16,200 was received in payment of an account that was written off early in 2023. At year end, Allowance for Expected Credit Losses was estimated to need a balance of $52,400. This estimate is based on an analysis of aged accounts receivable. (47,200) $615,500
On December 31, 2021, Larry's Used Cars had balances in Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $69,000 and $1,025, respectively. During 2022, Larry's wrote off $1,850 in accounts receivable and determined that there should be an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $5,100 at December 31, 2022. Bad debt expense for 2022 would be:
A company has net credit sales of $499000 for the year and it estimates that uncollectible accounts will be 3% of its Account Receivables balance. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $2000 prior to adjustment, its balance after adjustment will be a credit of $16970. $14970. $12970. $14910.
Sunland Corporation had a 1/1/25 balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $38500. During 2025, it wrote off $27600 of accounts and collected $7850 on accounts previously written off. The balance in Accounts Receivable was $735000 at 1/1 and $875000 at 12/31. At 12/31/25, Sunland estimates that 5% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. What is bad debt expense for 2025? O $43750. Ⓒ$32850. Ⓒ $5250. O $25000.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, Kelly's Camera Shop had sales revenue of $120,000, of which $60,000 was on credit. At the start of 2021, Accounts Receivable showed a $12,000 debit balance and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts showed a $500 credit balance. Collections of accounts receivable during 2021 amounted to $58,000. Data during 2021 follow: a. On December 10, a customer balance of $1,000 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible, so it was written off. b. On December 31, a decision was made to continue the accounting policy of basing estimated bad debt losses on 2 percent of credit sales for the year. Required: 1. Give the required journal entries for the two events in December. 2-a. Show how the amounts related to Bad Debt Expense would be reported on the income statement. 2-b. Show how the amounts related to Accounts Receivable would be reported on the balance sheet. 3. On the basis of the data available, does the 2 percent rate appear to be reasonable?