Question

Samuel, Inc. has Accounts Receivable of $200,000 and an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $10,000. If it writes-off a customer account balance of $1,000, what is the amount of its net accounts receivable?

Answer 1

Answer:

Net accounts receivable is $190,000 if Samuel, Inc. writes-off a customer account balance of $1,000.

Explanation:

Net accounts receivable = Accounts Receivable -  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

In Samuel, Inc., before write-off:

Net accounts receivable = $200,000 - $10,000 = $190,000

The company writes-off a customer account balance of $1,000 by the entry:

Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $1,000

Credit Accounts Receivable $1,000

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Accounts Receivable decrease $1,000

Net accounts receivable after write-off = $199,000 - $9,000 = $190,000