Question

At December 31, 2019, the trial balance of Larkspur Company contained the following amounts before adjustment. Credit Debit $377,000 Accounts Receivable Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Sales Revenue $ 1,100 955,800 Based on the information given, which method of accounting for bad debts is Larkspur Company using-the direct write-off method or the allowance method? (b) Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2019, for bad debt expense, assuming an aging schedule indicates that $12.500 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. (c) Repeat part (b) assuming that instead of a credit balance there is an $1.100 o assuming that instead of a credit balance there is an $1.100 debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. (d) During the next month January 2020. a $3,300 account receivable is written off as uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry to record the write-off. (e) Repeat part (d) assuming that Larkspur uses the direct write-off method instead of the allowance method in accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles Debit Credit

Answer 1

Allowance metod because the allowance for doubtful account is given $ 11,400 12500-1100 Bad debt expense Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $ 11,400 13,600 12500+1100 Bad debt expense Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $ 13,600 3,300 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Account receivable $ 3,300 3,300 Bad debt expense Account receivable $ 3,300