Question

at the end of the current year, using the aging of accounts receivable method, management estimated that $16,500 of the accounts receivable balance would be uncollectible. prior to any year-end adjustments, the allowance for doubtful accounts had a debit balance of $400. what adjusting entry should the company make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense?

Answer 1

The adjusting entry that the company should pass at the end of the current year to record the bad debts expense:

Bad Debts Expense 16,900

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  16,900

What is an allowance for doubtful accounts?

A contra account called an allowance for doubtful accounts nets against the total receivables shown on the balance sheet to only show the amounts anticipated to be paid. The percentage of accounts receivable that are anticipated to be uncollectible is estimated by the allowance for doubtful accounts.

A negative balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts means that more accounts than anticipated have been written off. A contra asset account with a typical credit balance is the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Under the aging method, the adjusting entry for bad debt expense is calculated using the following formula:

Estimate of uncollectible accounts - (+) Current credit (debit) balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts = Bad debt expense

Hence, The adjusting entry that the company should pass at the end of the current year to record the bad debts expense is given above.

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Bad Debts Expense 16,500

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  16,500

Bad Debts Expense 16,100

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  16,100

Bad Debts Expense 16,900

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  16,900

Accounts Receivable 16,500

Bad Debts Expense 400

Sales  16,900

Accounts Receivable 16,900

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  16,900