Question

Amend Inc. debited Accounts Receivable and credited Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to reestablish an account previously written off. Amend Inc. should also debit _______ and credit _______.

Answer 1

Answer:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and

Bad debt expense

(to fill the gaps)

Explanation:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is the account used to record receivables that may not be collectible. When receivables may be incollectible, the entries posted are

Debit Bad debt expense

Credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

When the receivables can no longer be collected

Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Credit Account receivables

Hence for Amend Inc, the reversals of the above entries is what is required. Since Amend Inc. has debited Accounts Receivable and credited Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to reestablish an account previously written off, the second set of entries required would be

Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Credit Bad debt expense