Questions: a. What is the correct bad debt expense for the year assuming that the allowance for doubtful accounts had a balance of P120,500 as of January 1, 2022? b. Your proposed adjusting journal entry to correct the balance of allowance for bad debts would  include a net debit or credit of? (just indicate the amount)

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a. What is the correct bad debt expense for the year assuming that the allowance for doubtful accounts had a balance of P120,500 as of January 1, 2022?


b. Your proposed adjusting journal entry to correct the balance of allowance for bad debts would 
include a net debit or credit of? (just indicate the amount) 

The client's accountant also provided you the following aging of accounts receivable, along with
the company's policy of providing allowance for doubtful accounts:
Age
Current (60 days)
1-60 days past due
61-120 days past due
More than 120 days past due
Amount
P1,650,000
1,100,000
750,000
500,000
% Uncollectible
6%
12%
24%
The company has recorded bad debt expense of P75,000 for the year. During the year, however,
it had a P25,000 recovery of a previously written-off account and a P135,000 write-off of
uncollectible accounts (see reconciliation above).
Transcribed Image Text:The client's accountant also provided you the following aging of accounts receivable, along with the company's policy of providing allowance for doubtful accounts: Age Current (60 days) 1-60 days past due 61-120 days past due More than 120 days past due Amount P1,650,000 1,100,000 750,000 500,000 % Uncollectible 6% 12% 24% The company has recorded bad debt expense of P75,000 for the year. During the year, however, it had a P25,000 recovery of a previously written-off account and a P135,000 write-off of uncollectible accounts (see reconciliation above).
In line with your audit of Charlie Marupok Corporation receivable balances as of December 31,
2022, the client's accountant provided you the following SL to GL reconciliation:
Balance per Subsidiary Ledger
1. Charge for consignment sales, goods delivered on (200,000)
December 5, 2022. Consignee's response to inquiry
indicated that the goods are still unsold.
2. Charge for deliveries on December 29, goods still in-
transit under FOB Shipping point term
3. Charge for deliveries on December 30, goods still in-
transit under FOB Destination term
5. Subscriptions receivable from shareholders due March
2, 2024 (dated March 2, 2022)
6. Deposits on long-term contracts (dated September 10,
2022)
4. Charge for goods delivered on January 2, 2023 in (20,000)
transit as of December 31, 2022, under FOB destination
terms.
7. Credit balance in customer accounts
P4,000,000
8. Credit memos for merchandise returns for invoice
originally dated October 10
50,000
Balance per General Ledger
(60,000)
120,000
400,000
(90,000)
(12,000)
9. Portion of a November 15 outstanding invoice to a
customer, returned by the customer on December 31,
2022.
10. Cash advances to an affiliated company
11. Write-off of a receivable from customer who recently (135,000)
declared bankruptcy. Outstanding invoices were dated
April 5 (P60,000), and July 20, 2022 (P75,000)
(100,000)
350,000
P4,303,000
Transcribed Image Text:In line with your audit of Charlie Marupok Corporation receivable balances as of December 31, 2022, the client's accountant provided you the following SL to GL reconciliation: Balance per Subsidiary Ledger 1. Charge for consignment sales, goods delivered on (200,000) December 5, 2022. Consignee's response to inquiry indicated that the goods are still unsold. 2. Charge for deliveries on December 29, goods still in- transit under FOB Shipping point term 3. Charge for deliveries on December 30, goods still in- transit under FOB Destination term 5. Subscriptions receivable from shareholders due March 2, 2024 (dated March 2, 2022) 6. Deposits on long-term contracts (dated September 10, 2022) 4. Charge for goods delivered on January 2, 2023 in (20,000) transit as of December 31, 2022, under FOB destination terms. 7. Credit balance in customer accounts P4,000,000 8. Credit memos for merchandise returns for invoice originally dated October 10 50,000 Balance per General Ledger (60,000) 120,000 400,000 (90,000) (12,000) 9. Portion of a November 15 outstanding invoice to a customer, returned by the customer on December 31, 2022. 10. Cash advances to an affiliated company 11. Write-off of a receivable from customer who recently (135,000) declared bankruptcy. Outstanding invoices were dated April 5 (P60,000), and July 20, 2022 (P75,000) (100,000) 350,000 P4,303,000
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