Recording Revenue, Receivables, and Bad Debt Expense On January 1, 2019, Import Properties Inc. reported the following balances on its statement of financial position: Accounts receivable $2,105,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 195,000   During 2019, the company conducted the following transactions: Sold goods on account for $6,000,000 Processed sales returns of $50,000 Processed sales allowances of $40,000 Collected $6,950,000 of accounts receivable Added interest to overdue accounts receivable of $150,000 Wrote off accounts receivable considered uncollectible of $75,000 Recovered accounts receivable previously written off of $45,000 Required: 1.  Prepare the journal entries to record the above transactions.                   (Record sales)                       (Record sales returns)                       (Record sales allowances)                       (Record collections)                       (Record interest income)                       (Record write-off of accounts receivable)                                       (Record accounts previously written off)     2.  Record the journal entry for bad debt expense at December 31, assuming that the allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31 should be $225,000. Dec. 31                 (Record bad debts expense)     3.  Post all of the above entries to T-accounts for accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts, and other accounts you deem are required. Accounts Receivable     Write-offs   Beg. Balance   Returns   Sales   Allowances   Interest   Collections   Recoveries   Collections   Balance       Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Write-offs   Beg. Balance       Recoveries       Bad Debts       Balance   Cash Collections       Recoveries       Balance       Sales     Sales   Sales Returns Returns       Sales Allowances Allowances       Interest Income     Interest   Bad Debts Bad Debts

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Recording Revenue, Receivables, and Bad Debt Expense

On January 1, 2019, Import Properties Inc. reported the following balances on its statement of financial position:

Accounts receivable $2,105,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts 195,000

 

During 2019, the company conducted the following transactions:

  1. Sold goods on account for $6,000,000
  2. Processed sales returns of $50,000
  3. Processed sales allowances of $40,000
  4. Collected $6,950,000 of accounts receivable
  5. Added interest to overdue accounts receivable of $150,000
  6. Wrote off accounts receivable considered uncollectible of $75,000
  7. Recovered accounts receivable previously written off of $45,000

Required:

1.  Prepare the journal entries to record the above transactions.

       
       
  (Record sales)    
       
       
  (Record sales returns)    
       
       
  (Record sales allowances)    
       
       
  (Record collections)    
       
       
  (Record interest income)    
       
       
  (Record write-off of accounts receivable)    
       
       
       
       
  (Record accounts previously written off)    

2.  Record the journal entry for bad debt expense at December 31, assuming that the allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31 should be $225,000.

Dec. 31      
       
  (Record bad debts expense)    

3.  Post all of the above entries to T-accounts for accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts, and other accounts you deem are required.

Accounts Receivable
    Write-offs  
Beg. Balance   Returns  
Sales   Allowances  
Interest   Collections  
Recoveries   Collections  
Balance      


Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Write-offs   Beg. Balance  
    Recoveries  
    Bad Debts  
    Balance  


Cash
Collections      
Recoveries      
Balance      


Sales
    Sales  


Sales Returns
Returns      


Sales Allowances
Allowances      


Interest Income
    Interest  


Bad Debts
Bad Debts      

4.  Prepare the proper statement of financial position presentation of accounts receivable at December 31, 2019.

Import Properties Inc.
Partial Statement of Financial Position
December 31, 2019
  $

5.  Prepare the proper statement of earnings presentation of the statement of earnings accounts for the year ended December 31.

Import Properties Inc.
Partial Income Statement
For The Year Ended December 31, 2019
  $
Expenses  
  $
Other income and expenses  
  $
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