Wallace Contracting recorded the following transactions during November 2023: General Journal Nov. 3 Accounts Receivable-ABC Shop Sales* 8 Accounts Receivable-Colt Enterprises Sales* 11 Accounts Receivable-Red McKenzie Sales* 19 Sales Returns and Allowances* Accounts Receivable-Red McKenzie 28 Accounts Receivable-ABC Shop Sales* Debit Credit 8,500 2,600 1,560 214 4,980 8,500 2,600 1,560 214 4,980 "Cost of goods sold (or COGS) has been ignored for the purpose of maintaining focus on accounts receivable. Required: 1. Enter the preceding transactions into a General Ledger having T-accounts for Accounts Receivable, Sales, and Sales Returns and Allowances. Also, enter the transactions in Accounts Receivable Subledger having a T-account for each customer.
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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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