FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Collection of Account Written Off—Direct Write-Off Method
Como's Music Store uses the direct write-off method in accounting for uncollectible accounts.
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May 8 | Wrote off $1,715 owed by Vickie Lawrence, who has no assets. |
July 15 | Wrote off $1,400 owed by Dan Utter, who has made no payments in more than a year. |
Sept. 2 | Reinstated the account of Vickie Lawrence, which had been written off on May 8, and received $1,715 cash in full settlement. |
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May 5 | Reinstated the account of Dan Utter, which had been written off in the previous year, and received $1,400 cash in full settlement. |
Record the transactions in general journal form.
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