[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On December 31, Jarden Company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted credit balance of $16,000. Jarden prepares a schedule of its December 31 accounts receivable by age. Accounts Receivable $ 840,000 336,000 67,200 33,600 13,440 Age of Accounts Receivable Not yet due 1 to 30 days past duel 31 to 60 days past duel 61 to 90 days past duel Over 90 days past due Expected Percent Uncollectible 1.30% 2.05 6.55 33.00 69.00 . Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts expense at December 31. ote: Round percentage answers to nearest whole percent. Do not round intermediate calculations.
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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On December 31, Jarden Company's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has an unadjusted credit balance of $16,000.
Jarden prepares a schedule of its December 31 accounts receivable by age.
Accounts
Receivable
$ 840,000
336,000
67,200
33,600
13,440
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2. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts expense at December 31.
Note: Round percentage answers to nearest whole percent. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Age of Accounts Receivable
Not yet due
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1 to 30 days past due
31 to 60 days past due
61 to 90 days past due
Over 90 days past due
Record the estimated bad debts.
Date
December
31
Note: Enter debits before credits.
Expected Percent
Uncollectible
1.30%
2.05
6.55
33.00
69.00
General Journal
Debit
Credit
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