Question

ABC Ltd has accounts receivable of $99 600 at 30 April, 2019. An analysis of the accounts shows these amounts as follows:

Month of sale		Balance of Accounts Receivable
April, 2019		$50 000
March, 2019		43 000
February, 2019		1 200
January, 2019		5 100
December and November, 2018		300
		99 600

Credit terms are 2/7, n/30. At 30 April, 2019, there is a $2000 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Debts before adjustment. The entity uses the ageing of accounts receivable basis for estimating uncollectable accounts. Estimates of bad debts are as follows:

Age of accounts			Estimated percentage uncollectable
Current			2%
1-30 days past due			5%
31-90 days past due			40%
over 90 days			50%

Required:

a)     Determine the total estimated uncollectable (1 mark)

b)     Prepare the adjusting entry at 30 April, 2019 to record bad debts expense (1 mark)

c)     In May, 2019, a cheque for $1500 is received from the customer whose account was written off as uncollectable in February. Prepare the journal entry. (2 marks)

(Both account names and figures should be correct in order to award marks.

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Answer 1

a)

	Receivables	% Uncollectible	Uncollectible
Not due	$          50,000	2%	$           1,000
1-30 days past due	$          43,000	5%	$           2,150
31-90 days past due	$            6,300	40%	$           2,520
Over 90 days past due	$               300	50%	$               150
Total	$         99,600		$           5,820

Total Estimated Uncollectible = $5820

b)

Account Titles	Debit	Credit
Bad Debt Expense	$            3,820
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		$            3,820

c)

Date	Account Titles	Debit	Credit
May, 2019	Accounts Receivable	$            1,500
	Allowance for Doubtful Debts		$            1,500
	Cash	$            1,500
	Accounts Receivable		$            1,500