Vaughn Manufacturing has accounts receivable of $91.584 at March 31, 2022. At March 31, 2022, there is a $2,016 balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts prior to adjustment. The company uses the percentage-of-receivables basis for estimating uncollectible accounts. The company's estimates of bad debts are as shown below. Estimated Percentage Age of Accounts Current 1-30 days past due 31-90 days past due Over 90 days past due (a) Balance, March 31 2022 $62,400 12.400 9,680 2021 $72,000 7,680 2,304 7,104 $91.584 $83,040 www 1.056 Determine the total estimated uncollectibles The total estimated uncollectibles $ Uncollectible 2% 5 30 50 8.324
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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