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ISBN: 9781259307959

Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 5, Problem 5.13BE

Sanders Inc. is a small brick manufacturer that uses the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts. At the end of 2018, its balance for Accounts Receivable is $35,000. The company estimates that of this amount, $4,000 is not likely to be collected in 2019. In 2019, the actual amount of bad debts is $3,000. Record, if necessary, an adjustment for estimated uncollectible accounts at the end of 2018 and the actual bad debts in 2019.

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the direct write-off method does not make allowance or estimation for uncollectible accounts, instead it directly writes off the actual unsecured accounts by debiting bad debt expense and crediting accounts receivable.

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