13. On September 1, a customer's account balance of $2,300 was deemed to be uncollectible. What entry should be recorded on September I to record the write-off assuming the company uses the allowance method? a. Debit Bad Debts Expense $2300; credit Accounts Receivable S2.300. b. Debit Allowance for Doueful Accounts S2.300, credit Bad Debts Expense $2.300. c. Debit Allowance for Doubeful Accounts S2.300; credit Accounts Receivable $2,300. d. Debit Bad Debts Expense $2 300; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,300. 14. The direct write-off method a Complies with the matching principle b. Is acceptable from a theoretical point of view c. Is only acceptable if bad debts are small, insignificant amounts d. Is the primary method used to recognize Bad Debt Expense 15. When the allowance method of recognizing bad debt expense is used, the entries at the time of collection of a small account previously written off would a. Increase net income b. Increase Allowance for Bad Debts c. Decrease net income d. Decrease Allowance for Bad Debts
Bad Debts
At the end of the accounting period, a financial statement is prepared by every company, then at that time while preparing the financial statement, the company determines among its total receivable amount how much portion of receivables is collected by the company during that accounting period.
Accounts Receivable
The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
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