In: Accounting
Raintree Cosmetic Company sells its products to customers on a
credit basis. An adjusting entry for bad debt expense is recorded
only at December 31, the company’s fiscal year-end. The 2020
balance sheet disclosed the following:
Current assets: | ||
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $34,000 | $ | 452,000 |
During 2021, credit sales were $1,770,000, cash collections from customers $1,850,000, and $39,000 in accounts receivable were written off. In addition, $3,400 was collected from a customer whose account was written off in 2020. An aging of accounts receivable at December 31, 2021, reveals the following:
Percentage of Year-End | Percent | |||
Age Group | Receivables in Group | Uncollectible | ||
0−60 days | 60 | % | 3 | % |
61−90 days | 10 | 5 | ||
91−120 days | 20 | 25 | ||
Over 120 days | 10 | 45 | ||
Required:
1. Prepare summary journal entries to account for
the 2021 write-offs and the collection of the receivable previously
written off.
2. Prepare the year-end adjusting entry for bad
debts according to each of the following situations:
3. For situations (a)−(c) in requirement 2 above, what would be the net amount of accounts receivable reported in the 2021 balance sheet?
Solution 1 | |||||
Journal Entry 1 - Raintree Cosmetic Company | |||||
Event | Particulars | Debit | Credit | ||
1 | Allowance for doubtful accounts Dr | $39,000 | |||
To Accounts receivables | $39,000 | ||||
(To record written of accounts receivables) | |||||
2 | Accounts receivables Dr | $3,400 | |||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | $3,400 | ||||
(To reinstate account previously written off) | |||||
3 | Cash Dr | $3,400 | |||
To Accounts receivables | $3,400 | ||||
(To record collection of accounts previously written off) | |||||
SOLUTION 2: | |||||
ending balance of Gross accounts receivable = =452000+34000+1770000-1850000-39000 = $367,000 | |||||
Ending unadjusted balance of allowance for doubtful account = =34000-39000+3400 = $1600 Debit balance | |||||
Journal Entry 2 - Raintree Cosmetic Company | |||||
Event | Particulars | Debit | Credit | ||
a | Bad debts Expense Dr ($1,770,000*2%) | $35,400.00 | |||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | $35,400.00 | ||||
(To record bad debts expense) | |||||
b | Bad debts Expense Dr ($367,000*10% + $1600) | $38,300.00 | |||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | $38,300.00 | ||||
(To record bad debts expense) | |||||
c | Bad debts Expense Dr ($43306+ $1600) (Note 1) | $44,906.00 | |||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | $44,906.00 | ||||
(To record bad debts expense) | |||||
Note 1 | |||||
Computation of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts | |||||
Ageing | % of year end receivables in Group | Accounts Receivables | % Uncollectible | Required Allowance | |
0-60 days | 60% | $2,20,200.00 | 3% | $6,606.00 | |
61-90 days | 10% | $36,700.00 | 5% | $1,835.00 | |
91-120 days | 20% | $73,400.00 | 25% | $18,350.00 | |
Over 120 days | 10% | $36,700.00 | 45% | $16,515.00 | |
Total | $3,67,000.00 | $43,306.00 | |||
SOLUTION 3: | |||||
Accounts recivable | Ending Allowance Accounts Balance | Net realizable value | |||
a. ($35400 -$1600) | $3,67,000 | $33,800 | $3,33,200 | ||
b. ($367000*10%) | $3,67,000 | $36,700 | $3,30,300 | ||
c. | $3,67,000 | $43,306 | $3,23,694 |