In: Accounting
Regarding accounts receivable and an allowance for uncollectible accounts, which of the following statements is false?
Group of answer choices
Net realizable value equals the sales price of an item less reasonable further costs to both make the item ready to sell and to sell it.
An aging of accounts receivable is a determination of how long each receivable has been on the books.
The net realizable value of accounts receivable is decreased when a bad debt is written off.
Receivables that result from transactions other than trade receivables, if material, are to be separately disclosed on the balance sheet.
Answer: The net realizable value of accounts receivable is decreased when a bad debt is written off.
Explanation:
The net realizable value of accounts receivable is:
Accounts receivable xxxxx
Less: Allowance for uncollectible accounts xxxxx
Accounts receivable [net] xxxxx
When an accounts receivable is written off, the debit is to allowance account and the credit is to the accounts receivable account. As the balance in both the accounts. namely 'accounts receivable' and 'allowance for uncollectible accouts' get reduced by the same amount, the net realizable value does not change when a receivable is written off.