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At year-end (December 31), Chan Company estimates its bad debts as 0.40% of its annual credit sales of $879,000. Chan records its Bad Debts Expense for that estimate. On the following February 1, Chan decides that the $440 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 the journal entries for these transactions.
Bad debt expense = .40% of 879000 = $3516 to be recorded on year end
JOURNAL
Date | Account | Debit | Credit |
31-Dec | Bad-debt expenses | $ 3,516 | |
Allowance for uncollectbles | $ 3,516 | ||
(Being provision for bad debts recorded) | |||
1-Feb | Allowance for uncollectibles | $ 440 | |
Account Receivable-P. Park | $ 440 | ||
(being bad debt recorded ) | |||
5-Jun | Account Receivable-P. Park | $ 440 | |
Allowance for uncollectible | $ 440 | ||
(Being bad debt earlier recorded reversed) | |||
5-Jun | Cash | $ 440 | |
Account Receivable-P. Park | $ 440 | ||
(being cash received from P.Park) |
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