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NEXT Brief Exercise 8-4 At the end of 2016, Whispering Winds Corp. has accounts

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NEXT Brief Exercise 8-4 At the end of 2016, Whispering Winds Corp. has accounts 1. On January 24, 2017, it is learn receivable of $749,900 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $23,580 ed that the company's receivable from Madonna Inc. is not collectible and therefore 2. On March 4, 2017, Whispering Winds Corp. receives payment of $4,564 in full from Madonna Inc. management authorizes a write-off of $4,564 Prepare the journal entries to record this transaction. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Credit (To record recovery of accounts receivable.) (To record collection of accounts receivable.) SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT

Explanation / Answer

1. On Jan 24 2017, company's receivable is not colletable and therefore management authorize a write off of $4,564

Dr Allowance for Doubtful Debts -----$4,564

Cr Accounts Receivable --- $4,564

2. On March 4th receives a payment in full from Madonna inc

Collecting a previously written off receivable

In some instances , a company actually collects a receivable that it had previously written off. In This case company makes two journal entries. The first is to reverse the writing off the receivable that was made in the previous journal entry

Dr Accounts Receivable --- 4,564

Cr Allowance for doubtful debts---- 4,564

The second journal entry is the collection of cash it is

Dr Cash .........4,564

Cr Accounts Receivable ----4,564