Fundamental Accounting Principles
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 5DQ
To determine

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:

The amount reduced from the total value of accounts receivable that are perceived by the authorities that they will not be repaid by the customers. When the allowance is recorded consecutively with the sale the anticipated bad debts gets matched towards the sales made for the accounting period and thus reflects the true picture of profitability of the company.

To explain: Reasons behind allowance for doubtful accounts not reducing the estimated realizable value of company’s accounts receivable.

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