the balance sheet prepared by dh allen co for december 31 of last year includes
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the balance sheet prepared by dh allen co for december 31 of last year includes 215,320 in accounts receivable and 13,281 (Credit) in allowance for doubtful accounts. The following transactions occurred during January of this year:
a.sales of merchandise on account, 196,200
b.sales returns and allowances related to sales of merchandise on account, 5,359
c.cash payments by charge customers (no cash discounts), 192,802
d.account of simons and tyne written off as uncollectible, 1,591
e.by the process of aging accounts receivable, on January 31, it was decided that allowance for doubtful accounts should be adjusted to a balance of 18,258
f. closed the bad debts expense account
1. record the entries in a general journal, record the letter in the date column
2. record the balance in allowance for doubtful accounts (account no. 114)
3. post the appropriate entries to the accounts for allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debts expense (account no. 642)
2.on January 1 of this year, Nielsen company had a credit balance of 1,705 in allowance for doubtful accounts. During the year, Nielsen company completed the following selected transactions:
Feb 11- wrote off as uncollectible a 694 account of noble company, which had gone out of business, leaving no assets.
May 5- wrote off the account of c tapia as uncollectible, 348.32
May 19- received 189 unexpectedly from c. woodward, whose account had been written off two years earlier in the amohnt of 189. Reinstated the account and recorded the collection of 189.
Aug 3- collected 10% of the 269 owed by a.e moses, a bankrupt customer. Wrote off the remainder as worthless
Spet 24- received 195 from c. tapia as partial payment of the account written off on may 5. He wrote a letter stating that he expects to pay the balance soon. Accordingly, reinstated the account for the amount of the original obligation, 348.32.
Dec 29- journalized a compound entry to write off the following accounts as uncollectible: n.c Ashley, 372.40; r.l bean, 248.72; c. estes, 288.
Dec 31- recorded the adjusting entry for estimated bad debts expense at ½ % of net sales of 201,415
Dec 31- closed the bad debts expense account
Record the opening balance in the ledger account for allowance for doubtful accounts (account no. 114)
Record the entries in a general journal
Post the entries to the ledger accounts for allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debts expense (accounts no. 642)
Explanation / Answer
Solution 1 Description Debit Credit a Accounts Receivables $1,96,200 Sales $1,96,200 b Sales Returns & Allowances $5,359 Sales $5,359 c Cash $1,92,802 Acccounts Receivables $1,92,802 d Bad debts $1,591 Acccounts Receivables $1,591 e Allowance for doubtful debts $4,977 Allowance for doubtful debts $4,977 Solution 2 Date Description Debit Credit Feb'11 Bad debts $694 Allowance for doubtful debts $694 May'5 Bad debts $348.32 Allowance for doubtful debts $348.32 May'19 Cash $189 Bad debts $189 Aug'3 Cash $27 Bad debts $242 Acccounts Receivables $269 Sept'24 Cash $194 Bad debts $154 Acccounts Receivables $348 Dec'29 Bad debts $909.12 Provision for doubtful debts $909.12 Dec'31 Bad debts $1,007.08 Provision for doubtful debts $1,007.08
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