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
Answer:
Money owing to bank, Motor Van, Stock of goods
Explanation:
Answer:
Financial statements are formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity. Relevant financial information is presented in a structured manner and in a form which is easy to understand.
Explanation:
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Answer and Explanation:
a. The preparation of income statement is shown below:-
Income Statement
Service revenue $80,000
operating expenses
Salary expenses $28,000
Uncollectible accounts
expense $3,273
Total operating expense $31,273
Net income $48,727
Working Note :-
Days Amount Percentage Allowance balance
Current $16,800 0.01 $168
0-30 $5,100 0.05 $255
31-60 $4,000 0.10 $400
61-90 $2,000 0.30 $600
Over 90
days $3,700 0.50 $1,850
Total $31,600 $3,273
b. The computation of net realizable value of the accounts receivable is shown below:-
Net realizable value = Accounts receivable - Allowance for doubtful accounts
= ($80,000 - $48,400) - $3,273
= $31,600 - $3,273
= $28,327
