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Allowance method:
It is a method for accounting bad debt expense, where uncollectible accounts receivables are estimated, and recorded at the end of particular period. Under this method,
Bad debt expense:
Bad debt expense is an expense account. The amounts of loss incurred from extending credit to the customers are recorded as bad debt expense. In other words, the estimated uncollectible
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To describe: The manner in which accounts receivable would be shown in the 2016 year-end balance sheet.
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