Question

An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that $4,500 are estimated to be uncollectible. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $1,200 credit balance, the adjustment to record bad debts for the period will require a:_________.
a. debit to bad Debt expense for $3,300.
b. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $4,500.
c. credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $4,500.
d. debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $3,300.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. debit to bad Debt expense for $3,300

Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

Bad debt expenses Dr, $3,300

       To Allowance for doubtful accounts $3,300

(Being bad debts expenses is recorded)

Therefore to record the bad debt for the period we simply debited the bad debt expenses as it increase the expenses and on the other hand we credited the allowance for doubtful accounts as decrease the assets.

So, the right answer is a. debit to bad Debt expense for $3,300 option.

Working Note:-

Bad debt expenses = Estimated uncollectible - Credit balance

= $4,500 - $1,200

= $3,300