The understatement of debt, whether due to error or fraud, is considered to be a major potential _____________________.

Q: The debts written of as bad, if recovered subsequently are a. Credited to bad debts recovered…

A: Debtors are the persons to whom business has made credit sales and amount has not been received yet.…

Q: Bad debt recovered is a payment received from account receivable from s client or customer whose…

A: Bad debts expense is charged when it is expected that payments from accounts receivables would not…

Q: how to correct a Notification has been received that the outstanding balance on one of the debtors…

A: Introduction:   Rectification entry has to be passed when any error has been made in the books of…

Q: Percentage of Net Sales and Accounts Receivable Aging Method.   Requirements:

A: Bad debts refer to the amount that is owed from some another person or is to be received from…

Q: What is the journal entry to record payment of bad debt?

A: When bad debts are recovered cash/bank account shall be debited and bad debts recovery account shall…

Q: Explain in details the accounts receivables and bad debts?

A: Company is carrying the sales activity after performing the cost ascertainment method. In order to…

Q: In your own opinion, what would be the out come or consequences if a debtor failed to settle thier…

A: A debt default occurs when the borrower is unable to pay the money back to the lender at the time…

Q: What type of concessions might a creditor grant the debtor in a troubled-debt situation?

A: Debt is the amount owed by the company for a particular period from the date of the company's…

Q: A disadvantage of basing bad debt expense on the historical relationship between actual bad debts…

A: Bad Debt expense is the estimate of debts which can be bad or uncollectible. When company has…

Q: In case the debtor does not make the application of payment nor the creditor does not also state in…

A: Answer: Whenever there is case of prefential payments to be made the statement of application is to…

Q: All bad debts balances should be removed from accounts receivable balances when they are determined…

A: Accounts receivables can be defined as the payment which is yet to be received by the business in…

Q: Unsecured creditors: have rights to be paid amounts owed, but the rights may have to be enforced…

A: Correct option is 1. i.e unsecured creditors have rights to be paid amounts owed, but the rights may…

Q: classified as liabilities and explain why, or why not, they are classified as liabilities: a)…

A: Liabilities are those financial obligation which would result in outflow of financial resources of…

Q: State the rules in case the thing to be delivered deteriorates with the debtor's fault or without…

A: A debtor seems to be a person or corporation who promises to repay. The debtor is generally…

Q: Regarding accounting for troubled debt, the three  statements that are not true are the following...…

A: Troubled debt restructuring refers to that debt restructuring when a creditor takes into…

Q: What are some different methods that can be used for customer returns/bad debt? which way do you…

A: Solution: The customer returns can be accounted through two method: One is directly debiting the…

Q: Liabilities are obligations of a company to creditor. Select one: True False

A: Liabilities are obligations of a company to creditor. Answer: False Explanation: A liability is a…

Q: State the rules in case of the thing to be delivered is lost with the debtor's fault or without his…

A: When one party to a legally binding agreement fails to deliver according to the terms of the…

Q: What is a bad debt

A: Solution:- Bad debt definition:- Companies sell products to customers on credit or cash basis. Bad…

Q: Define bad debt expense.

A: Definition:   Expenses: Expenses are costs incurred for the operations of a business. The costs…

Q: A debt restructuring that involves a modification of terms and does not require court approval may…

A: A debt restructuring that involves a modification of terms and does not require court approval may…

Q: The allowance for doubtful accounts, which appears as a deduction from accounts receivable on a…

A: SOLUTION A ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS  IS AN ALLOWANCE FOR BAD DEBT THAT DECREASES ACCOUNTS…

Q: What are some different methods that can be used for customer returns/bad debt?

A: Bad debts they are the expenses that are book by the company for the credit sales made by the…

Q: The allowance for doubtful accounts, which appears as a deduction from accounts receivable on a…

A: Consistency Characteristic: Consistency is a concept that asserts that once you have adopted an…

Q: When is itpermissible to record bad debt expense only at the time when receivables actually prove…

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Q: Common examples of financial abuse include:?

A: Financial abuse typically involves a family member or another person whom the older adult trusts…

Q: Under GAAP, companies are permitted to recognize bad debt expense based on estimated bad-debt losses…

A: The company makes cash as well as sales on account. The bad debt expenses represent the estimated…

Q: o methods of accounting for bad debts? Wh

A: 1.The direct write-off method 2. allowance method.   In the direct write-off method, an allowance…

Q: Explain the allowance method of accounting for bad debts.

A: Bad debt expense: Bad debt expense is an expense account. The amounts of loss incurred from…

Q: What are some of the ways to estimate bad debts?

A: There are 2 basic methods namely 1. Percentage of sales method 2. Percentage of receivable method…

Q: When an account is determined to be uncollectible, "writing off" the bad debt usually involves…

A: When the company sells the goods on credit it allows some credit period for the customers to pay off…

Q: With an example each, distinguish between fraudulent financial

A: Fraudulent financial reporting Fraudulent reporting coverage refers to a statement or omission…

Q: refers to the possibility that the debtors supported by bank credit are unable or unwilling to repay…

A: Commercial banks are providers of funds and financing to their customers who are in need of funds.…

Q: If there is evidence that an impairment loss on loans and receivables has been incurred, the amount…

A: Impairment Loss = Carrying Value - Recoverable amount Recoverable Amount is higher of the…

Q: Loan covenants are used for which of the following reasons?a. To protect the lender from the…

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Q: Define dishonest financial reporting and theft of assets, and provide an example of each kind

A: Financial reporting fraud The term "fraudulent reporting coverage" refers to a misrepresentation or…

Q: Suppose the obligation of the debtor is to do something and he fails to do it or performs it in…

A: when there is business  between two or more person ,  there is  agreements . when one person does…

Q: What is the theoretical justification of the allowancemethod as contrasted with the direct write-off…

A: Determine the theoretical justification of the allowance method.

Q: We are currently working on Bad Debt expense and Receivables.  Please see attachement.

A: Revised Journal Entry:

Q: Account of a debtor must be written off as irrecoverable..what is a document of this transaction?

A: The transactions of the company will be analyzed by the management, and it will be recorded in…

Q: In a troubled-debt situation, why might the creditor grant concessions to the debtor?

A: Creditor: Creditor is a person or a company who has provided fund or loan, and hence, have a claim…

Q: Example of liabilities include notes payable and taxes payable True False

A: Liabilities refer to the amount that is payable to the outside entity by the company as a result of…

Q: In your own opinion what would be the outcome or consequences if a debtor failed to settle thier…

A: A debt default happens when the borrower fails to pay the money back to the lender at the time when…

Q: When using the allowance method for accounting for bad debts, accounts receivable is reported on the…

A: The allowance for doubtful accounts is created to record estimated bad debt expense for the period.

Q: Which of the following is not a liability?

A: Liabilities:   Liabilities are referred to as the obligation of the business towards the creditors…

Fraud

Fraud in accounting is the planned manipulation of financial documents to make a false appearance of corporate financial health. Moreover, it includes an employee, accountant, or the company itself misleading investors and shareholders.