In: Accounting
At year-end (December 31), Chan Company estimates its bad debts
as 0.60% of its annual credit sales of $665,000. Chan records its
Bad Debts Expense for that estimate. On the following February 1,
Chan decides that the $333 account of P. Park is uncollectible and
writes it off as a bad debt. On June 5, Park unexpectedly pays the
amount previously written off.
Prepare Chan's journal entries for the transactions.
General Journal | Dr | Cr | |
1 | record the estimated bad debts expenses | ||
31st march | Provision for bad and doubtful debts | $3,990 | |
Debtors | $3,990 | ||
(being provision create @0.6% on $665000) | |||
Written off the P Parks account as uncollected | |||
profit and loss account | $3,990 | ||
Provision for bad and doubtful debts | $3,990 | ||
(provison for bad debts transferd to p&l end of the year) | |||
1st of February | Bad debts | $333 | |
P Park's | $333 | ||
(Being the amount of $333 uncollected from P Parks) | |||
5th June | P park's | $333 | |
Bad debts | $333 | ||
(being bad debts recovered so the entry reversed) | |||
Cash | $333 | ||
P park's | $333 | ||
(Being cash received from the P Parks) | |||
Provision for bad debts is 0.6% of $665000 means $3900 ( 665000 X 0.6/100 | |||
provision for bad debts is transfered to profit and loss account | |||
we have used direct method of accounting so we have reversed the bad debts entry | |||