Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
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Chapter 8, Problem 4E
Recording Write-Offs and Recoveries
Prior to recording the following, Elite Electronics, Inc., had a credit balance of $2,000 in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
Required:
Prepare
- a. On August 31, a customer balance for $300 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off.
- b. On December 15, the customer balance for $300 written off on August 31 was collected in full.
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Prior to recording the following, Elite Electronics, Inc., had a credit balance of $2,000 in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.Required:Prepare journal entries for each transaction.a. On August 31, a customer balance for $300 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off.b. On December 15, the customer balance for $300 written off on August 31 was collected in full.
Prior to recording the following, Elite Electronics, Incorporated, had a credit balance of $2,200 in its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
Required:
Prepare journal entries for each transaction. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)
On August 31, a customer balance for $320 from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible and was written off.
On December 15, the customer balance for $320 written off on August 31 was collected in full.
The following transactions were completed by Irvine Company during the current fiscal year ended December 31:
Required: 1. Record the January 1 credit balance of $25,685 in a T-account for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
2.A. Journalize the transactions. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
B. Post each entry that affects the following selected T-accounts and determine the new balances: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Bad Debt Expense.
3. Determine the expected net realizable value of the accounts receivable as of December 31 (after all of the adjustments and the adjusting entry).
4. Assuming that instead of basing the provision for uncollectible accounts on an analysis of receivables, the adjusting entry on December 31 had been based on an estimated expense of ¼ of 1% of the net sales of $17,710,000 for the year, determine the following:
A. Bad debt expense for the year.
B. Balance in the allowance account after the adjustment of…
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Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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