Answer:
Debit Bad debt expense $15,120
Credit Allowance for doubtful debt $15,120
Being entries to record estimated bad debts
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.
Account receivables balance as at year end
= $257,000 - $131,000
= $126,000
Allowance for doubtful debt = 12% * $126,000
= $15,120
