Answer: Please see the required journals below:
December 31:
Debit Bad debt expense $6,034
Credit Allowance for doubtful accounts $6,034
February 1:
Debit Allowance for doubtful accounts $431
Credit Accounts receivables $431
June 5:
Debit Cash $431
Credit Bad debt recovery (income statement) $431
Explanation: The company estimates its bad debt expense as percentage of sales. In this case 0.7% of its annual sales of $862,000 was deemed as uncollectible, that is, 0.7% x $862,000 = $6,034. The required journals to recognize this bad debt expense is provided above. However, since there was an existing provision, which resides in the allowance account, a write-off would definitely hit that account in order to extinguish the accounts receivable portion. Upon recovery of the write-off, we cannot reinstate the receivable since it was already extinguished but we need to recognize the recovery as a gain.
Answer: Inform Sergio so he can sue the seller.
Explanation: when a fraudulent seller causes Hilda not to be given commission she earned from her last transaction, the best course of action is to let her broker, Sergio know of the fraudulent seller so he can be sued to court.
Sellers are required by law to make accurate disclosures regarding properties they sell. Failing that, they can be sued for fraud, this helps entitle the broker bringing a suit in civil law against the fraudulent seller to attorney’s fees and punitive damages.
Answer: $101 million
Explanation:
The amount that Ross should report as income tax expense in its 2021 income statement will be calculated thus:
First, we'll calculate the deferred tax asset in valuation allowance which will be:
= Deferred tax asset before valuation allowance - Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance
= $170 million - $130 million
= $40 million
Then, income tax expense will be:
Income taxes payable= $90 million
Add: DTA not be realized = $170 million × 30% = $51 million
Less: Deferred tax asset in valuation allowance = ($40 million)
Income tax expense = $101 million
