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Record the adjustng entry for uncollectible accounts.
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- After the accounts are adjusted and closed at the end of the fiscal year, Accounts Receivable has a balance of $754,825 and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a balance of $18,222. What is the net realizable value of accounts receivable?arrow_forwardJars Plus recorded $862,430 in credit sales for the year and $489,000 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 2.3% for the income statement method, and 3.0% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $10,220, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. D. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $5,470, record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If required, round final answers to two decimal places. A. Dec. 31 Bad Debt Expense 88 88 88 38 88 88 Allowance for…arrow_forwardA company has net credit sales of $499000 for the year and it estimates that uncollectible accounts will be 3% of its Account Receivables balance. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $2000 prior to adjustment, its balance after adjustment will be a credit of $16970. $14970. $12970. $14910.arrow_forward
- At the end of the year, a company reports a balance in its Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $2,000 (credit) before any year-end adjustment. The company estimates future uncollectible accounts to be 2% of credit sales for the year. Credit sales for the year total $282,000. Record the adjustment for the allowance for uncollectible accounts using the percentage-of-credit-sales method on a balance sheet.arrow_forwardFunnel Direct recorded $1,341,780 in credit sales for the year and $699,455 in accounts receivable. The uncollectible percentage is 4.4% for the income statement method and 4% for the balance sheet method. A. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the income statement method. B. Record the year-end adjusting entry for 2018 bad debt using the balance sheet method. C. Assume there was a previous credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $13,588; record the year-end entry for bad debt using the income statement method, and then the entry using the balance sheet method. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Round your answers to two decimal places. A. Dec. 31 - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select - To record bad debt, income statement method B. Dec. 31 - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select - To record bad debt, balance sheet method C. Dec. 31 - Select - - Select -…arrow_forwardAt the end of the current year, Accounts Receivable has a balance of $138,000; the opening balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $1,450 and credit sales for the current year is $1,100,000, If estimated amount of uncollectible receivable was estimated at 1.5% of total sales, Calculate the estimated uncollectible value using the % of sales method.arrow_forward
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