Question

On December 31, 2018, the balance in Megan's Products Accounts Receivable was $680,000 and net credit sales amounted to $3,800,000 during 2018. An aging analysis of the accounts receivable indicated that $40,000 in accounts are expected to be uncollectible. Prepare the adjusting entries to record estimated bad debt expense using the percentage-of-receivables basis under each of the following independent assumptions: Collapse question part (a) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $3,200 before adjustment.

Answer 1

Answer:

Bad Debt Expense ($40,000 - $3,200)  $36,800

           To Allowance for Doubtful Accounts   $36,800

(Being the bad debt expense is recorded)

Explanation:

The adjusting entry is shown below:

Bad Debt Expense ($40,000 - $3,200)  $36,800

           To Allowance for Doubtful Accounts   $36,800

(Being the bad debt expense is recorded)

For recording this we debited the bad debt expense as it increased the expenses and credited the allowance for doubtful debts as it decreased the value of the assets

And since there is a credit balance so the same is deducted from the account receivable