Question

On December 1, after making a concerted effort, management determines that it will be unable to collect $1,200 owed to it by one of its customers. This company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. Prepare the necessary December 1 journal entry to write off this $1,200 uncollectible account journal entry by selecting the account names from the drop-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit or credit columns.

Answer 1

Answer:

Debit Allowance for doubtful debts $1,200

Credit Accounts receivable $1,200

Being entries to write off uncollectible debt on December 1

Explanation:

When a company makes sales on account, debit accounts receivable and credit sales. Based on assessment, some or all of the receivables may be uncollectible.  

To account for this, debit bad debit expense and credit allowance for doubtful debt. Should the debt become uncollectible (i.e go bad), debit allowance for doubtful debt and credit accounts receivable.

Where a debit that had previously been determined to have gone bad gets settled, debit cash and credit bad debt expense.