Loose Leaf For Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting

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ISBN: 9781260159547

Author: Phillips Associate Professor, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 8, Problem 9ME

Recording Bad Debt Estimates Using the Two Estimation Methods

Using the information in M8-7 and M8-8, prepare the journal entry to record the end-of-period adjustment for bad debts under the (a) percentage of credit sales method and (b) aging of accounts receivable method. Which of these methods is required by GAAP?

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Solution Summary: The author explains how to prepare the journal entry to record the year-end adjustment for bad debts under (a) percentage of credit sales and (b) aging of receivables method.

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