Which of the following concepts relates to using the allowance method in accounting for accounts receivable? a. Bad debt expense is management's determination of which accounts will be sent to the attorney for collection. O b. Bad debt expense is an estimate that is based on historical and prospective information. O c. Bad debt expense is an estimate that is based only on an analysis of the receivables ageing. O d. Bad debt expense is based on the actual amounts determined to be uncollectible.
Bad Debts
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 the company during that accounting period.
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 arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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