Problem Three: A company reports the following amounts at the end of Year 1 (before adjustment). Credit Sales for Year 1 Accounts Receivable, December 31, Year 1 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, December 31, Year 1 1. Record the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts using the percentage-of-receivables method. The company estimates 12% of receivables will not be collected. Date SE $254,000 49,000 1,100 (Credit) NI Account DR CR 2. Record the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts using the percentage-of-credit-sales method. The company estimates 3% of credit sales will

Problem Three: A company reports the following amounts at the end of Year 1 (before adjustment). Credit Sales for Year 1 Accounts Receivable, December 31, Year 1 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, December 31, Year 1 1. Record the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts using the percentage-of-receivables method. The company estimates 12% of receivables will not be collected. Date SE $254,000 49,000 1,100 (Credit) NI Account DR CR 2. Record the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts using the percentage-of-credit-sales method. The company estimates 3% of credit sales will

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UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTSPERCENTAGE OF SALES AND PERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account of Parkers Nursery Supplies has a debit balance of 350,000. Credit sales are 2,300,000. Record the end-of-period adjusting entry on December 31, in general journal form, for the estimated uncollectible accounts. Assume the following independent conditions existed prior to the adjustment: 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 1,920. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 24,560 in uncollectible accounts. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 1,280. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be of 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 22,440 in uncollectible accounts.
UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTSPERCENTAGE OF SALES AND PERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account of Glenns Nursery Supplies has a debit balance of 390,000. Credit sales are 2,800,000. Record the end-of-period adjusting entry on December 31, in general journal form, for the estimated uncollectible accounts. Assume the following independent conditions existed prior to the adjustment: 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 1,760. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 30,330 in uncollectible accounts. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 1,900. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be of 1% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 29,890 in uncollectible accounts.
UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTSPERCENTAGE OF SALES AND PERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES At the completion of the current fiscal year ending December 31, the balance of Accounts Receivable for Andersons Greeting Cards was 180,000. Credit sales for the year were 1,950,000. REQUIRED Make the necessary adjusting entry in general journal form under each of the following assumptions. Show calculations for the amount of each adjustment and the resulting net realizable value. 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 2,600. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1.5% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 30,250 in uncollectible accounts. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 1,900. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1.0% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 20,500 in uncollectible accounts.
Casebolt Company wrote off the following accounts receivable as uncollectible for the first year of its operations ending December 31: a. Journalize the write-offs under the direct write-off method. b. Journalize the write-offs under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. The company recorded 5,250,000 of credit sales during the year. Based on past history and industry averages, % of credit sales are expected to be uncollectible. c. How much higher (lower) would Casebolt Companys net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?
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UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTSPERCENTAGE OF SALES AND PERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES At the completion of the current fiscal year ending December 31, the balance of Accounts Receivable for Yangs Gift Shop was 30,000. Credit sales for the year were 355,200. REQUIRED Make the necessary adjusting entry in general journal form under each of the following assumptions. Show calculations for the amount of each adjustment and the resulting net realizable value. 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 330. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 2% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 6,950 in uncollectible accounts. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 400. (a) The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1.5% of credit sales. (b) The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of 5,685 in uncollectible accounts.
UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS-PERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES Charlies Chevy Sales and Service estimates the amount of uncollectible accounts using the percentage of receivables method. Based on aging the accounts, it is estimated that 3,935 will not be collected. Record the end-of-period adjusting entry on December 31, in general journal form, for the estimated uncollectible accounts. Assume the following independent conditions existed prior to the adjustment: 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 245. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 560.
UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTSPERCENTAGE OF RECEIVABLES Britos Hundai Sales and Service estimates the amount of uncollectible accounts using the percentage of receivables method. Based on aging the accounts, it is estimated that 4,500 will not be collected. Record the end-of-period adjusting entry on December 31, in general journal form, for the estimated uncollectible accounts. Assume the following independent conditions existed prior to the adjustment: 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of 710. 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of 305.
Inferring Accounts Receivable Amounts At the end of 2019, Karras Inc. had a debit balance of 141,120 in its accounts receivable. Additionally, Karras had a credit balance in its allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,350 and 9,420 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively. During the year, Karras made credit sales of 1,530,000, collected receivables in the amount of 1,445,700, and recorded bad debt expense of 83, 750. Required: Next Level Compute the amount of accounts receivable that Karras wrote off during the year and the amount of accounts receivable at the beginning of the year.