Liang Company began operations in Year 1. During its first two years, the company completed a number of transactions involving sales on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These transactions are summarized as follows. Year 1 a. Sold $1,346,600 of merchandise on credit (that had cost $979,500), terms n/30. b. Wrote off $18,800 of uncollectible accounts receivable. c. Received $669,400 cash in payment of accounts receivable. d. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible. Year 2 e. Sold $1,579,500 of merchandise (that had cost $1,326,000) on credit, terms n/30. f. Wrote off $31,400 of uncollectible accounts receivable. g. Received $1,251,500 cash in payment of accounts receivable. h. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible. Required: Prepare journal entries to record Liang's Year 1 and Year 2 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts expense. (The company uses the perpetual inventory system, and it applies the allowance method for its accounts receivable.)

Liang Company began operations in Year 1. During its first two years, the company completed a number of transactions involving sales on credit, accounts receivable collections, and bad debts. These transactions are summarized as follows. Year 1 a. Sold $1,346,600 of merchandise on credit (that had cost $979,500), terms n/30. b. Wrote off $18,800 of uncollectible accounts receivable. c. Received $669,400 cash in payment of accounts receivable. d. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible. Year 2 e. Sold $1,579,500 of merchandise (that had cost $1,326,000) on credit, terms n/30. f. Wrote off $31,400 of uncollectible accounts receivable. g. Received $1,251,500 cash in payment of accounts receivable. h. In adjusting the accounts on December 31, the company estimated that 3.00% of accounts receivable would be uncollectible. Required: Prepare journal entries to record Liang's Year 1 and Year 2 summarized transactions and its year-end adjustments to record bad debts expense. (The company uses the perpetual inventory system, and it applies the allowance method for its accounts receivable.)

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1Q

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Dedpul Company provided the following transactions affecting accounts receivable during the current year: Sales (cash and credit) P5,900,000 Cash received from credit customers, all of whom took advantage of the discount feature of the credit terms 4/10, n/30 3,024,000 Cash received from cash customers 2,100,000 Accounts receivable written off as worthless 50,000 Credit memorandum issued to credit customers for sales returns and allowances 250,000 Cash refunds given to cash customers for sales returns and allowances 20,000 Recoveries on accounts receivable written off as uncollectible in prior periods not included in cash received from customers stated above 80,000 The balances on January 1 were as follows: Accounts receivable P950,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 100,000 The entity provided for uncollectible account losses by crediting allowances for doubtful accounts in the amount of P70,000 for the…
Haresh
In its first year of operations, Cloudbox has credit sales of $200,000. Its year-end balance in accounts receivable is $10,000, and the company estimates that $1,500 of its accounts receivable is uncollectible.a. Prepare the year-end adjusting entry to estimate bad debts expense.b. Prepare the current assets section of Cloudbox’s classified balance sheet assuming Inventory is $22,000, Cash is $14,000, and Prepaid Rent is $3,000. Note: The company reports Accounts receivable, net on the balance sheet.
Question: Presented below is the information for Skysong Company. Beginning of the year Accounts Receivable balance was $23600. Net sales (all on account) for the year were $103100. Skysong does not offer cash discounts. Collections on accounts receivable during the year were $90300. Skysong is planning to factor some accounts receivables at the end of the year. Accounts totaling $14100 will be transfered to Credit Factors, Inc with recourse. Credit Factor will retain 7% of the balances for probable adjustments and assesses a finance charge of 6%. The fair value of the recourse obligation is $1021. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the receivables. Compute Skysongs accounts receivable turnover for the year, assuming the receivables are sold.
On December 31, 20X1, the company reported a debit balance of $100,000 in accounts receivable and a credit balance of $1,500 in the allowance for doubtful accounts. December 31 is the company’s reporting date. During 20X2, the company had the following transactions: The company made a credit sale of $400,000. The company wrote off the uncollectible accounts for $14,000. The company collected the receivable of $6,000 that had been written off previously. Prepare journal entries to record the above three transactions. Assume that 1% of the company’s accounts receivable cannot be collected, prepare journal entry to record bad debt expense at the end of 20X2.