Question

An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that $8400 are estimated to be uncollectible. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $4820 credit balance, the adjustment to record bad debts for the period will require a

Answer 1

Answer: Debit to bad debt expense for $3580.

Explanation:

Based on the information given, the bad debt expense will be:

= Desired balance - Actual balance before adjustment

= $8400 - $4820

= $3580

Based on the above, the journal entry will be:

Debit Bad debt expense $3580

Credit Allowance for uncollectible $3580