Hobbs Company is expecting that based on past history and industry averages, 1.25% of outstanding receivables will be doubtful. Hobbs recorded $3,400,000 of receivables at the end of the year 2013. Journalize the allowance for doubtful debt.
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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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- Bristax Corporation recorded $1,385,660 in credit sales for the year, and $732,410 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 3.1% for the income statement method and 4.5% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,550; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $17,430; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.Angelos Outlet used to report bad debt using the balance sheet method and is now switching to the income statement method. The percentage uncollectible will remain constant at 5%. Credit sales figures for 2019 were $866,000, and accounts receivable was $732,000. How much will Angelos Outlet report for 2019 bad debt estimation under the income statement method?Dortmund Stockyard reports $896,000 in credit sales for 2018 and $802,670 in 2019. It has a $675,000 accounts receivable balance at the end of 2018, and $682,000 at the end of 2019. Dortmund uses the balance sheet method to record bad debt estimation at 8% during 2018. To manage earnings more favorably, Dortmund changes bad debt estimation to the income statement method at 6% during 2019. A. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2018. B. Determine the bad debt estimation for 2019. C. Describe a benefit to Dortmund Stockyard in 2019 as a result of its earnings management.
- At the end of its first year of operations, on December 31, 2020, Metlock Inc. reported the following information: Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts $1,030,000 Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2020 24,000 Bad debt expense for 2020 98,000 What is the balance in accounts receivable at December 31, 2020, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts? Accounts receivable, before deducting allowance for doubtful accounts $Enter your answer in accordance to the question statementAt the end of its first year of operations, on December 31, 2020, Metlock Inc. reported the following information: Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts $960,000 Customer accounts written off as uncollectible during 2020 22,200 Bad debt expense for 2020 100,000 What is the balance in accounts receivable at December 31, 2020, before subtracting the allowance for doubtful accounts? Accounts receivable, before deducting allowance for doubtful accounts ...?Zebra Company reported the following for 2022: Credit sales = $419884 Accounts Receivable = $16376 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts = $291 (credit balance) Bad Debt is estimated at 0.31 of 1% of sales After the adjusting entry is recorded, what is the value of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts? ROUND TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR
- Hogenson Company estimates bad debt expense at 0.60% of credit sales. The company reported accounts receivable and allowance for uncollectible accounts of $481,000 and $1,480 respectively on December 31, 2018. During 2019, Hogenson Company's credit sales and collections were $325,000 and $316,000, respectively, and $1,870 in accounts receivable were written off. Determine the company’s net realizable value of accounts receivable on December 31, 2019. A. $488,440.B. $484,700.C. $486,570. D. $469,020.At January 1, 2020, the credit balance of Reimer Corp.’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $575,000. During 2020, the bad debt expense entry was based on a percentage of net credit sales. Net sales for 2020 were $16 million, of which 75% were on account. Based on the information available at the time, the 2020 bad debt expense was estimated to be 1% of net credit sales. During 2020, uncollectible receivables amounting to $40,000 were written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The company has estimated that at December 31, 2020, based on a review of the aged accounts receivable, the allowance for doubtful accounts would be properly measured at $500,000. Required: Prepare a schedule calculating the balance in Reimer Corp.’s allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2020. Prepare any necessary journal entry at year-end to adjust the allowance for doubtful accounts to the required balance. If accounts receivable balance at December 31 was $50,950,000, prepare a…The following information extracted from the accounting records of the South Co. at the beginning of 2020 : Accounts Receivable $ 63000 , Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 1400 ( credit ) during 2017 : 1- sales on credit amounted to $ 575000 2- $ 557400 was collected on receivables 3- $ 2600 of receivables were written off as uncollectible . On December 31 , 2017 , South Co estimates its bad debts to be 4 % of the gross accounts receivable balance From the previous information put true or false
- b) At January 1, 2020, the credit balance of Vera Corp's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $400,000. During 2020, the bad debt expense entry was based on a percentage of net credit sales. Net sales for 2020 were $80 million, of which 90% were on account. Based on the information available at the time, the 2020 bad debt expense was estimated to be 0.8% of net credit sales. During 2020, uncollectible receivables amounting to $500,000 were written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The company has estimated that at December 31, 2020, based on a review of the aged account receivable, the allowance for doubtful accounts would be properly measured at $525,000. Instructions: Prepare a schedule calculating the balance in Vera Corp's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2020. Prepare any Journal entry needed at year end to adjust the allowance for doubtful accounts to the required balance.Keegan Corporation’s accounting records disclosed the following information for 2019: Cash sales $850,000 Net credit sales 720,000 Accounts receivable (12/31/2019) 160,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts (12/31/2019, prior to adjustment) 1,500 (debit) Keegan wishes to examine the effect of various alternative bad debt estimation policies. Required: 1. Prepare the adjusting entry that would be required under each of the following methods: a. Bad debts are estimated at 3% of net credit sales. b. Bad debts are estimated at 7.5% of gross accounts receivable. c. An aging of accounts receivable indicates that half of the outstanding accounts will incur a 3% loss, a quarter will incur a 6% loss, the remaining quarter will incur a 20% loss. 2. Next Level Discuss the difference between the income statement and balance sheet approaches to estimating bad debts.9. Jars Plus recorded $861,430 in credit sales for the year and $488,000 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 2.3% for the income statement method, and 3.6% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $10,220, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $5,470, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method.