allowance method of accounting for bad debts? There are three essential features of the allowance method of accounting for bad debt. First‚ companies estimate uncollectible accounts receivables and match them against revenues in the same accounting period in which the revenues are recorded. Second‚ companies record estimated uncollectibles as an increase (a debit) to bad debts expense and an increase (a credit) to allowance for doubtful accounts through an adjusting entry at the end of each period.
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100‚000 (To record collection of accounts receivable) 4 Bad Debt Expense Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $92‚000 $92‚000 (To record uncollectible accounts) 5 Accounts Receivable Allowance to Doubtful Accounts Cash Accounts Receivable $28‚000 $28‚000 $28‚000 $28‚000 (To reverse write-off of debts previously considered uncollectable) (b) Enter the January 1‚ 2014
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HW 8 – 1 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE JOURNAL ENTRIES Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions: (1) On December 15‚ 2008‚ the company recorded $150‚000 sales on credit. (2) On December 31‚ 2008‚ the company estimated bad debt expenses of $15‚000. (3) On January 12‚ 2009‚ collect $100‚000 worth of accounts receivable. (4) After many collection attempts‚ the Company determined on June 15‚ 2009 that it would not collect $10‚000 in accounts receivables from Pendant Publishing
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E6-5 (Computation of Present Value) Using the appropriate interest table‚ compute the present values of the periodic amounts‚ shown on page 344‚ due at the end of the designated periods. (a) $50‚000 receivable at the end of each period for 8 periods compounded at 12%. 50‚000* 4.9676= $248‚380 (b) $50‚000 payments to be made at the end of each period for 16 periods at 9%. 50‚000* 8.3126= $415‚630 (c) $50‚000 payable at the end of the seventh‚ eighth‚ ninth‚ and tenth periods at 12%. 50‚000*
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E 6-5 (Computation of Present Value) Present value of an ordinary annuity = R (PVF -) a) Present value of an ordinary annuity = $30‚000 (PVF -) = $30‚000 (4.96764) = $149‚029.20 b) Present value of an ordinary annuity = $30‚000 (PVF -) = $30‚000 (8.31256) = $249
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1. CAS 540 listed the following requirements related to auditing accounting estimates: When performing risk assessment procedures and related activities to obtain an understanding of the client and its environment‚ the auditor shall obtain an understanding of the following: The requirements of the applicable financial reporting framework relevant to accounting estimates‚ including related disclosures How management identifies those transactions‚ events and conditions that may give rise to the need
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Part A 1) a)Although a client/company is engaged to perform audits for the 2nd year‚ it does not allow sufficient time for auditor to detect material misstatement. This is due to lack of experience in understanding of the company? Repeat engagement over the years to come would reduce inherent risk Thus‚ the 2nd year of audit would increase inherent risk. b)The bank requires that a/ the company’s interest coverage ratio should be above 9‚ in order to provide loans to the client. From the extract
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identification of problem faced by FCB is needed and solution should be implemented which can give immediate effect in order to avoid devastating FCB reputation as well as allowing FCB remained as the nation’s leading air cargo carrier. Issue Uncollectible debts‚ improper sales transaction‚ incorrectly recorded debtors’ account and abnormal transaction had caused Air Flat Cargo involved the possibility of fraud in a financial audit engagement. Problem Identified in Flat Cargo Berhad In 2006‚ during a routine
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that some of its accounts receivable will not be collected. It will debit Bad Debt Expense and credit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts. This will result in reduction of “Current Assets” on balance sheet. Income Statement: This will also result in an expense on the income statement (Earlier than it would have been under direct write-off). This will reduce the Net Income by the Bad Debt Allowance Amount. If the Bad Debt allowance is not in line with the actual write-offs trend in previous periods
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Association.”(ACAInternational Sept 2014) Bad Debt in a health care environment is a bill that is generated and supposed to be paid by a third-party or the individual who it was rendered to and has not been paid. Hospitals need to make the effort in collecting these debts but for the most part most of these debts come from low income patients who could have qualified for charity care but were never informed. The difference between charity care and bad debt is that bad debt is counted as an uncompensated cost
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