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Chapter 8: Q10RQ (page 465)
When is bad debts expense recorded when using the direct write-off method?
Answer
Under the direct write-off method, bad debt expenses are recorded in respect of receivable when it is expected that it will never get collected.
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When dealing with receivables, give an example of a subsidiary account
Applying the allowance method (percent-of-sales) to account for Uncollectibles
During its first year of operations, Fall Wine Tour earned net credit sales of \(311,000. Industry experience suggests that bad debts will amount to 3% of net credit sales. At December 31, 2018, accounts receivable total \)44,000. The company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectibles.
Requirements
1. Journalize Fall Wine Tour’s Bad Debts Expense using the percent-of-sales method.
2. Show how to report accounts receivable on the balance sheet at December 31, 2018
Suppose The Right Rig Dealership is opening a regional office in Omaha. Cary Regal, the office manager, is designing the internal control system. Regal proposes the following procedures for credit checks on new customers, sales on account, cash collections, and write-offs of uncollectible receivables:
• The credit department runs a credit check on all customers who apply for credit. When an account proves uncollectible, the credit department authorizes the write off of the accounts receivable.
• Cash receipts come into the credit department, which separates the cash received from the customer remittance slips. The credit department lists all cash receipts by customer name and amount of cash received.
• The cash goes to the treasurer for deposit in the bank. The remittance slips go to the accounting department for posting to customer accounts.
• The controller compares the daily deposit slip to the total amount posted to customer accounts. Both amounts must agree.
Recall the components of internal control. Identify the internal control weakness in this situation, and propose a way to correct it.
What occurs when a business pledges its receivables?
Applying the allowance method (percent-of-receivables) to account for Uncollectibles
The Accounts Receivable balance for Lake, Inc. at December 31, 2017, was \(20,000. During 2018, Lake earned revenue of \)454,000 on account and collected \(325,000 on account. Lake wrote off \)5,600 receivables as uncollectible. Industry experience suggests that uncollectible accounts will amount to 5% of accounts receivable.
Requirements
1. Assume Lake had an unadjusted \(2,700 credit balance in Allowance for Bad Debts at December 31, 2018. Journalize Lake’s December 31, 2018, adjustment to record bad debts expense using the percent-of-receivables method.
2. Assume Lake had an unadjusted \)2,400 debit balance in Allowance for Bad Debts at December 31, 2018. Journalize Lake’s December 31, 2018, adjustment to record bad debts expense using the percent-of-receivables method
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