12th Edition

ISBN: 9780134487212

Author: MILLER-NOBLES

Publisher: PEARSON CO

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At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by t…

Accounts Receivable

The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable ari…

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Chapter 9, Problem S9.8SE

Applying the allowance method (aging-of-receivables) to account for uncollectibles
Learning Objective 3
Surf and Sun had the following balances at December 31, 2018, before the yearend adjustments:
Chapter 9, Problem S9.8SE, Applying the allowance method (aging-of-receivables) to account for uncollectibles Learning
The aging of accounts receivable yields the following data:

Age of Accounts Receivable
	0-60 Days	Over 60 Days	Total Receivables
Accounts Receivable	$78,000	$3,000	$81,000
Estimated percent uncollectible	×2%	×23%

Requirements

1. Journalize Surf and Sun's entry to record bad debts expense for 2018 using the aging-of-receivables method.
2. Prepare a T-account to compute the ending balance of Allowance for Bad Debts.

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