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Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable refers to the amounts to be received within a short period from customers upon the sale of goods and services on account. In other words, accounts receivable are amounts customers owe to the business. Accounts receivable is an asset of a business.
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 accounts receivable are known as bad debt expense.
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,
Write-off:
Write-off refers to deduction of a certain amount from accounts receivable, when it becomes uncollectible.
To journalize: The transactions using allowance method to estimate bad debts.
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To show: The way in which net accounts receivable would be reported on the
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- Present the journal entry necessary to record each of the following items; assuming King Company uses the Allowance method of accounting for Uncollectible Accounts (Bad Debts). 1. Uncollectible Accounts Expense for the year is estimated to be 6% of Net Sales. Net Sales for the year are $100,000 and the Allowance account has a $600 credit balance 2. A $20,000 note is received from a customer on account. 3. The $800 balance in an individual customer's account is written off as uncollectible. 4. The company received $200 from a customer whose account had been previously written off as uncollectible. 5arrow_forwardCatherine’s Cookies has a beginning balance in the Accounts Payable control total account of $8,200. In the cash disbursements journal, the Accounts Payable column has total debits of $6,800 for November. The Accounts Payable credit column in the purchases journal reveals a total of $10,500 for the current month. Based on this information, what is the ending balance in the Accounts Payable account in the general ledger? EA6. LO 7.3Record the following transactions in the sales journal: Jan. 15 Invoice # 325, sold goods on credit for $2,400, to Maroon 4, account # 4501 Jan. 22 Invoice #326, sold goods on credit for $3,500 to BTS, account # 5032 Jan. 27 Invoice #327, sold goods on credit for $1,250 to Imagine Fireflies, account # 3896arrow_forwardQuestion 1 Catherine’s Cookies has a beginning balance in the Accounts Payable control total account of RO 8,200. In the cash disbursements journal, the Accounts Payable column has total debits of RO 6,800 for November. The Accounts Payable credit column in the purchases journal reveals a total of RO10,500 for the current month. Based on this information, what is the ending balance in the Accounts Payable account in the general ledger? Question 2 Record the following transactions in the cash receipts journal. Jun. 12 Your company received payment in full from Jolie Inc. in the amount of RO1,225 for merchandise purchased on June 4 for RO1,250, invoice number No.1032. Jolie Inc. was offered terms of 2/10, n/30. Record the payment. Jun. 15 Portman Inc. mailed you a check for RO2500. The company paid for invoice No.1027, dated June 1, in the amount of RO2,500, terms offered 3/10, n/30. Jun. 17 Your company received a refund check (its check No.12440) from the State…arrow_forward
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