FIN & MANAGERIAL ACCT VOL 2 W/CONNECT
FIN & MANAGERIAL ACCT VOL 2 W/CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781308675527
Author: Wild
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 7, Problem 2PSB
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Accounts Receivable:

It refers to the amount that is to be received by a company for providing goods and services on credit. It is an asset account.

Bad Debts:

It refers to the amount that was expected to be received on credit sales but went uncollectible. It is a loss to the company.

Journal Entry:

It means record of financial data related to business transactions in a journal in a manner so that debit equals credit. It provides an audit trail to the auditor and a means to analyze the effects of transactions to an organization’s financial health.

Rules of Journal Entry:

  • Assets: Increase in asset should be debit and decrease should be credit.
  • Liabilities: Increase in liabilities should be credit and decrease should be debit.
  • Equity: Increase in Equity should be credit and decrease should be debit.
  • Expense: Increase in expense should be debit and decrease should be credit.
  • Revenue: Increase in revenue should be credit and decrease should be debit.

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To prepare: Adjustment entry to record the given transactions for uncollectible.

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