Question

The company has an unadjusted debit balance in Accounts Receivable of $25,000 and an unadjusted credit balance of $10 in Allowance for Sales Discounts as of December 31. Of the $25,000 of receivables, $10,000 are within a 2% discount period that the company expects the buyers to take.
Complete the necessary adjusting entry by selecting the account names from the drop-down menus and the amounts in the Debit and Credit columns.

Answer 1

Answer:

Date        Description              Dr.             Cr.

Dec 31   Sales discounts       $200

             Allowance for sales discounts   $200

Explanation:

Expected sales discounts. $10,000 × 2% = $200

As the discount is expected and according to the accrual accounting concept the expenses accrued or expected to incurred should be recorded in the period in which revenue of that expense is recorded. Discount of 2% is expected to be availed by the customer amounting sales of $10,000. and it will be availed after year end as discount period will end after year end.