Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780078025549
Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.7APWC
Written Communication
You have been hired as a consultant by a parts manufacturing firm to provide advice as to the proper accounting methods the company should use in some key areas. In the area of receivables, the company president does not understand your recommendation to use the allowance method for uncollectible accounts. She stated, “Financial statements should be based on objective data rather than the guesswork required for the allowance method. Besides, since my uncollectibles are fairly constant from period to period, with significant variations occurring infrequently, the direct write-off method is just as good as the allowance method.”
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Draft a one-page response in the form of a memo to the president in support of your recommendation for the company to use the allowance method.
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1. When using the Allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts, between the income statement approach and the balance sheet approach, which is more accurate in your opinion? Fully support your answer with sound research. 2. Can the Allowance account be used to misinterpret a company's financial results? How so? Provide at least one example of how a company might accomplish this. 3. Suppose a company accepts a Note Receivable in lieu of an Accounts Receivable. How would the company record this transaction? Provide an example and related journal entry. (You may not use the examples from the textbook.)
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The following are useful source of evidence with regard the reasonableness of the client’s accounting estimation policy regarding the collectability of accounts receivables, except: *A. Reviewing events happening after the balance sheet date but before the issuance of financial statements.B. Sending confirmation letters to customers to determine the customer’s ability to settle their accounts.C. Assessing the client’s historical experience in writing off uncollectible accounts in the prior years.D. Determining the consistency of the client’s policy with the industry practice.E. None of the above
Which of the following concepts relates to using the allowance method in accounting for accounts receivable?
Bad debt expense is management's determination of which accounts will be sent to the attorney for collection.
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O b. Bad debt expense is an estimate that is based on historical and prospective information.
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Bad debt expense is an estimate that is based only on an analysis of the receivables ageing.
O d. Bad debt expense is based on the actual amounts determined to be uncollectible.
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