The financial year of PJ Dealers ends on 31 August. The following balances appeared in their books on 1 September 2015. • Equipment • Acuumulated depreciation R95 120 R28 536 On 28 February 2016, an office computer bought on 1 September 2013 for R13 920 was sold on credit to JB Dealers R7 714. No other purchases or sales of equipment took place during the financial year ended 31 August 2016. It is the policy of the firm to depreciate all equipment at an annual rate of 20% on cost. Ignore VAT. Required to: Prepare equipment account Accumulated depreciation: equipment Asset disposal • Debtors control account
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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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