Question

Under the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts, a. the cash realizable value of accounts receivable is greater before an account is written off than after it is written off. b. Bad Debts Expense is debited when a specific account is written off as uncollectible. c. the cash realizable value of accounts receivable in the balance sheet is the same before and after an account is written off. d. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is closed each year to Income Summary.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. the cash realizable value of accounts receivable in the balance sheet is the same before and after an account is written off.

Explanation:

Under the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts, the cash realizable value of accounts receivable in the balance sheet is the same before and after an account is written off and bad debt expenses is debited.

This means that in the period in which an account previously written off is collected, the income is unaffected.

Also, under the allowance method of accounting, total assets will remain unchanged when a particular account is being written off.