Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Chapter 9, Problem 4QS
Distinguishing between allowance method and direct write-off method
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The following list describes aspects of either the allowance method or the direct write-off method to account for
1. No attempt is made to predict bad debts expense.
2.
3. The write-off of a specific account does not affect net income.
4. When an account is written off, the debit is to Bad Debts Expense.
5. Sales and any bad debt expense are usually not recorded in the same period; thus, proper matching (of revenue and expense recognition) does not consistently occur.
6. Requires a company to estimate bad debts expense related to the sales recorded in that period.
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Using the following key, identify the effects of the following transactions or conditions on the various financial statement elements: I = increases; D = decreases; NE = no effect.
A.credit sale
b. Collection of a portion of accounts receivable
c. Estimate of bad debts
d. Write-off of a specific uncollectible account
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|7. If bad debts expense is determined by estimating uncollectible accounts receivable,
the entry to record the write-off of a specific uncollectible account would decrease:
allowance for uncollectible accounts.
net income.
net book value of accounts receivable.
bad debts expense.
8. If management intentionally underestimates bad debts expense, then net income is
A overstated and assets are understated.
B understated and assets are overstated
C
understated and assets are understated.
D overstated and assets are overstated
9. Which of these items will not appear in the retained earnings statement?
A
Net Loss
B
Prior period adjustment, net of taxes
с Cumulative effect on prior years of a change in accounting principles, net of tax
D
Dividends.
E
All of the above appear in the statement of retained earnings
Southwest Pedlatrics has the following balances on December 31, 2021, before any adjustment: Accounts Recelvable = $124,000; Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts = $2,100
(debit). On December 31, 2021, Southwest estimates uncollectible accounts to be 20% of accounts recelvable.
Required:
1. Record the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on December 31, 2021. (If no entry Is required for a particular transactlon/event, select "No Journal Entry Requlred" In
the first account fleld.)
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Date
General Journal
Debit
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December 31,
2021
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
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