Transaction | General Journal | Debit | Credit | ||
A | Bad Debt Expense | $ 9,000 | |||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 9,000 | ||||
(To Record Bad debt expense) | |||||
*Allowance to be created = 12,000-3,000=9,000 | |||||
In this module, you will learn how to estimate and report the effects of uncollectible accounts....
In this module, you will learn how to estimate and report the effects of uncollectible accounts. Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP companies must use the allowance method to account for uncollectibles. This method involves the following steps: 1. Estimate and record uncollectibles with an end-of-period adjusting journal entry that increases Bad Debt Expense (debit) and increases the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (credit). 2. Identify and write off specific customer balances in the period that they are determined to...
In this module, you will learn how to estimate and report the effects of uncollectible accounts. Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP companies must use the allowance method to account for uncollectibles. This method involves the following steps: 1. Estimate and record uncollectibles with an end-of-period adjusting journal entry that increases Bad Debt Expense (debit) and increases the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (credit). 2. Identify and write off specific customer balances in the period that they are determined to...
In this module, you will learn how to estimate and report the effects of uncollectible accounts. Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP companies must use the allowance method to account for uncollectibles. This method involves the following steps: 1. Estimate and record uncollectibles with an end-of-period adjusting journal entry that increases Bad Debt Expense (debit) and increases the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (credit). 2. identify and write off specific customer balances in the period that they are determined to...
An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that $12,000 are estimated to be uncollectible. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $2,300 credit balance, the adjustment to record bad debts for the period will require a a. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $2,300. b. debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $14,300. c. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $14,300. d. credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $9,700.
Exercise 7-8 Percent of receivables method LO P3 Daley Company estimates uncollectible accounts using the allowance method at December 31. It prepared the following aging of receivables analysis Days Past DueTotal0 1 to 30 31 to 60 61 to 90 Over 90 Accounts receivable$620,000$406,000$100,000$46,000$28,000$40,000Percent uncollectible 2%3%6%8% 11%a. Estimate the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts assuming the company uses 4% of total accounts receivable to estimate uncollectibles, instead of the aging of receivables method. b. Prepare the adjusting entry to record Bad Debts Expense using the estimate from...
An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that the estimate of uncollectible accounts totals $6,400. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $1,300 debit balance, the adjustment to record the bad debt expense for the period will require a a. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $6,400 b. debit to Bad Debt expense for $5,100 c. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $7,700 d. credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $1,300
Calculator An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that the estimate of uncollectible accounts totals $4,053. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $826 debit balance, the adjustment to record the bad debt expense for the period will require a Oa. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $826. Ob. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $4,879. Oc. credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $4,053. Od. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $4,053.
7 Assignment Exercise 7-7 Aging of receivables method LO P3 Daley Company estimates uncollectible accounts using the allowance method at December 31. It prepared the following aging of receivables analysis. ints Days Past Due Skipped 1 Total $635,000 0 $400,000 to 30 $103,000 31 to 60 61 to 90 $49,000 $31,000 Over 90 $43,000 Book Accounts receivable Percent uncollectible Hint Print references a. Complete the below table to calculate the estimated balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts using the aging...
An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates the estimate of uncollectible receivables totals $5,218. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $992 credit balance, the adjustment to record the bad debt expense for the period will require a Oa. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $4,226. Ob. credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $5,218. Oc. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $5,218. Od. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $992
19. Tanning Company analyzes its receivables to estimate bad debt expense The accounts receivable balance is $300 000 and credit sales are $1,000,000. An Aging of accounts receivable shows that approximately 10 of the outstanding receivables will be uncollectible. What adjusting entry will Tanning Company make if the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $2,000 before adjustment? A Bad Debt Expense 26,000 Allowance for Doubtful 26,000 Accounts B. Bad Debt Expense 30,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts C....