Financial Accounting
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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 5.7BE
To determine
Allowance for uncollectible accounts:
Allowance for uncollectible account is a contra asset account, whose normal balance is a credit balance. The amount of allowance for uncollectible account represents the amount of
Bad debt expense is an expense account. The amounts of loss incurred from extending credit to the customers are recorded as bad debt expense. Estimated future uncollectible accounts receivable are known as bad debt expense.
To record: The
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Skysong Company has accounts receivable of $112,400 at March 31, 2020. Credit terms are 2/10, n/30. At March 31, 2020, there is a $1,500 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts prior to adjustment. The company uses the percentage-of-receivables basis for estimating uncollectible accounts. The company's estimate of bad debts is shown below.
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Patrick Company had the following information in 2021:
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If uncollectible accounts are determined by the aging-of-receivables method to be $1,280, the uncollectible account expense for 2021 would be $480. Using the
aging-of-receivables method, the balance of the Allowance account after the adjusting entry at year-end 2021 would be
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O A. $800.
B. $1,280.
Accounts receivable 12/31/21
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13,000
OC. $520.
OD. $480.
Allowance for uncollectible-accounts credit balance 12/31/21 (before adjustment)
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Credit service revenue during 2021
43,000
Cash service revenue during 2021
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Collections from customers on account during 2021
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Financial Accounting
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