Question

At December 31 of the current year, Vulcan Company had a balance of $728,000 in its Accounts Receivable account and a credit balance of $6,000 in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The company has aged its accounts as follows:

Current	$592,000
0-60 days past due	64,000
61-180 days past due	48,000
Over 180 days past due	24,000
	$728,000

In the past, the company has experienced losses as follows: 1% of current balances, 5% of balances 0-60 days past due, 15% of balances 61-180 days past due, and 30% of balances over 180 days past due. The company bases its bad debts expense on the aging analysis.

Required:

1. Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record the bad debts expense for the year.
2. Show how Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would appear in the December 31 balance sheet.
3. On January 15 of the subsequent year, Vulcan Company wrote off the account of Moon, $1,385. Give the entry for the write-off.
4. On February 20 of the subsequent year, Vulcan Company collected the $1,385 on the Moon account written off on January 15. Give the entry or entries for the recovery.

Answer 1

Days Account Outstanding		% uncollectiable	Uncollectible
Current	592,000.00	1%	5,920.00
0-60	64,000.00	5%	3,200.00
61-180	48,000.00	15%	7,200.00
More than 180 days	24,000.00	30%	7,200.00
	728,000.00		23,520.00

a)

Debit

Credit

Bad Debt Expense	17,520.00
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		17,520.00

b)

Accounts Receivable	728,000.00
Less: Allowance for doubtful Accounts	-   23,520.00
Total Accounts Receivable	704,480.00

c.

Debit

Credit

Allowance for doubtful Accounts	1,385.00
Accounts Receivable- Moon		1,385.00

d.

	Debit	Credit
Accounts Receivable- Moon	1,385.00
Allowance for doubtful Accounts		1,385.00
Cash	1,385.00
Accounts Receivable- Moon		1,385.00