On June 30, a company paid $3,000 for insurance premiums for the current year and debited the amount to prepaid insurance. At December 31, the bookkeeper for got to record the amount expired. The omission has the following effect on the financial statements prepared December 31. It understates net income. True of false> Group of answer choices

On June 30, a company paid $3,000 for insurance premiums for the current year and debited the amount to prepaid insurance. At December 31, the bookkeeper for got to record the amount expired. The omission has the following effect on the financial statements prepared December 31. It understates net income. True of false> Group of answer choices

Century 21 Accounting Multicolumn Journal

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337679503

Author:Gilbertson

Publisher:Gilbertson

Chapter14: Accounting For Uncollectible Accounts Receivable

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At the beginning of 2020, Tanham Company discovered the following errors made in the preceding 2 years: Reported net income was 27,000 in 2018 and 35,000 in 2019. The allowance for doubtful accounts had a zero balance at the beginning of 2018. No accounts were written off during 2018 or 2019. Ignore income taxes. Required: 1. What is the correct net income for 2018 and 2019? 2. Prepare the adjusting journal entry in 2020 to correct the errors.
36. Akito Company uses the statement of financial position approach in estimating uncollectible accounts expense. The entity prepares an adjusting entry to recognize this expense at the end of the year. During the year, the entity wrote off a P100, 000 receivable and made no recovery of previous write-off. After the adjusting entry for the year, the credit balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts was P250, 000 larger than it was on January 1. What amount of uncollectible account expense was recorded for the year?
(c) What is the balance of accounts receivable on it December 31 balance sheet? Estimating Uncollectible Accounts and Reporting Accounts ReceivableLaFond Company analyzes its accounts receivable at December 31, and arrives at the age categories below along with the percentages that are estimated as uncollectible. Age Group Accounts Receivable Estimated Loss % 0-30 days past due $ 180,000 1% 31-60 days past due 40,000 2 61-120 days past due 22,000 5 121-180 12,000 10 Over 180 days past due 8,000 25 Total accounts receivable $ 262,000
1. Present entries to record the following for a business that uses the Allowance Method:a) Record the adjusting entry at 12/31/19, the end of the fiscal year to provide for doubtful accounts. The accounts receivable account has a balance of $100,000 and the contra asset account, before adjustment has a debit balance of $700. Analysis of receivables indicates doubtful accounts of $4,500b) In March of the following fiscal year $610 owed by the Filthy Disgusting Yankees Inc was written off.c) Six months later the $610 is reinstated and payment of that amount received2. What is the estimated realizable value of the accounts receivable as reported on the Balance Sheet prepared as of 12/31/193. Assuming that the business had been following the direct write off method for accounting for uncollectibles, present the entry to record the write-off in (1b)4. Record the entry for the reinstatement of the account written off in (3) under the direct write-off method
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Suppose the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at the end of year is a $400 Debit balance before adjustment. The company estimates future uncollectible accounts to be $3,200. At what amount would Bad Debt Expense be reported in the current year's income statement? A. $400 B. $2,800 C. $3,600 D. $3,200
The following summarizes the aging of accounts receivable for Johnston Supplies, Incorporated as of July 31, 2022: Historical & Uncollectible Number of Days Unpaid Q Not yet due 1 to 30 days past due 31 to 60 days past due Over 60 days past due Required: a. The unadjusted balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of Johnston Supplies, Incorporated is a credit balance in the amount of $29,307 on July 31, 2022. Prepare the required adjusting entry to record Bad Debt Expense for the year. b. Johnston Supplies, Incorporated writes off $3,201 of uncollectible accounts on August 15, 2022. Prepare the required adjusting entry to record the write-off. c. Use a T-account to determine the account balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on August 15, 2022. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Beginning Balance Ending Balance Use a T-account to determine the account balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on August 15, 2022. 2 Required B…
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13. On September 1, a customer's account balance of $2,300 was deemed to be uncollectible. What entry should be recorded on September I to record the write-off assuming the company uses the allowance method? a. Debit Bad Debts Expense $2.300; credit Accounts Receivable S2,300. b. Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts S2.300; credit Bad Debts Expense $2,300. c. Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,300; credit Accounts Receivable $2,300. d. Debit Bad Debts Expense $2,300; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,300. 14. The direct write-off method a. Complies with the matching principle b. Is acceptable from a theoretical point of view c. Is only acceptable if bad debts are small, insignificant amounts d. Is the primary method used to recognize Bad Debt Expense 15. When the allowance method of recognizing bad debt expense is used, the entries at the time of collection of a small account previously written off would a. Increase net income b. Increase Allowance for Bad Debts c.…
At the end of the current year, Accounts Receivable has a balance of $4,770,000, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $17,230, and sales for the year total $63,800,000. Using the aging method, the balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is estimated as $380,000. a. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts.$fill in the blank 1 b. Determine the adjusted balances of Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, and Bad Debt Expense. Accounts Receivable $fill in the blank 2 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $fill in the blank 3 Bad Debt Expense $fill in the blank 4 c. Determine the net realizable value of accounts receivable.$fill in the blank 5
Required: (a) What is the total estimated uncollectible amount of accounts receivable? (b) Prepare journal entries to record impairment loss of receivable in 2021 using Statement of Financial Position approach. (c) Prepare a partial statement of financial position as at 31 December 2021 on the accounts receivable. (d) Prepare journal entries to record impairment loss of receivable in 2021 assuming the balance of the Allowance for Impairment account is $7.300 (Cr.) prior to adjustment.
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