The following represents selected information taken from a company's aging of accounts receivable schedule to erestimate uncollectible accounts receivable at year-end Accounts Receivable % uncollectible Total 375,000 0-30 220,000 1% (a) Number of days outstanding 61 - 90 91 - 120 31-60 90,000 4% Instructions (a) Calculate the total estimated bad debts based on the above information. 40,000 5% Total Account Receivable $375,000 Percent Uncollectible Estimated Bad Debts 10,000 8% (b) Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry to record the bad debt expense using the allowance method with an aged uncollectible accounts receivable amount of $11,600 Assume the current balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $3,000 credit 0-30 $220,000 1% (c) $1,600 of the allowance is determined to be uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry write off the uncollectible accounts. Over (d) The company collects $700 of a previously written-off account. Prepare the journal entries required to (1) restore the account and (2) record the cash collection. 15, Number of Days Outstanding 61 - 90 91 - 120 31-60 $90,000 4% $10,000 $ 40,000 5% 8% 20 Add up these 5 columns to get the "total". Over $15- 20
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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