In: Accounting
Journal Entries for Accounts and Notes
Receivable
Lancaster, Inc., began business on January 1. Certain transactions
for the year follow:
Jun.8 | Received a $19,000, 60 day, eight percent note on account from R. Elliot. |
Aug.7 | Received payment from R. Elliot on her note (principal plus interest). |
Sep.1 | Received a $22,000, 120 day, nine percent note from B. Shore Company on account. |
Dec.16 | Received a $18,400, 45 day, ten percent note from C. Judd on account. |
Dec.30 | B. Shore Company failed to pay its note. |
Dec.31 | Wrote off B. Shore's account as uncollectible. Lancaster, Inc., uses the allowance method |
of providing for credit losses. | |
Dec.31 | Recorded expected credit losses for the year by an adjusting entry. Accounts written off |
during this first year have created a debit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of | |
$22,600. An analysis of aged receivables indicates that the desired balance of the | |
allowance account should be $18,500. | |
Dec.31 | Made the appropriate adjusting entries for interest. |
Required
Record the foregoing transactions and adjustments in general
journal form. (Use 360 days for all interest calculations. Round
all Interest Income calculations to the nearest dollar.)
General Journal | |||
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Date | Description | Debit | Credit |
Jun.8 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
Received a 60-day, 8 percent note on account. | |||
Aug.7 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
Notes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
To record receipt of principal plus interest from R. Elliot. | |||
Sep.1 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
Received a 120-day, 9 percent note on account. | |||
Dec.16 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
Received a 45-day, 10 percent note on account. | |||
Dec.30 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
Notes Receivable-B. Shore Company | Answer | Answer | |
To record dishonoring of B. Shore Company's note. | |||
Dec.31 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
To write off B. Shore's account. | |||
Dec.31 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
To record allowance for uncollectible accounts. | |||
Dec.31 | AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer |
AnswerAccounts Receivable - B. Shore CompanyAccounts Receivable-C. JuddAccounts Receivable-R. ElliotAllowance for Doubtful AccountsBad Debts ExpenseCashInterest IncomeInterest ReceivableNotes Receivable-B. Shore CompanyNotes Receivable-C. JuddNotes Receivable-R. Elliot | Answer | Answer | |
To accrue interest income on December 16 note. |
Date | Account title | Debit | credit |
Jun 8 | Notes Receivable- R. Elliot | 19000 | |
Accounts Receivable- R. Elliot | 19000 | ||
Aug 7 | cash | 19253 | |
Notes Receivable- R. Elliot | 19000 | ||
Interest Income (19000*.08*60/360) | 253 | ||
Sep 1 | Notes Receivable - B. Shore Company | 22000 | |
Accounts Receivable - B. Shore Company | 22000 | ||
Dec 16 | Notes Receivable - C. Judd | 18400 | |
Accounts Receivable - C. Judd | 18400 | ||
Dec 30 | Accounts Receivable - B. Shore Company | 22660 | |
Interest income (22000*.09*120/360) | 660 | ||
Notes Receivable - B. Shore Company | 22000 | ||
Dec 31 | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 22660 | |
Accounts Receivable - B. Shore Company | 22660 | ||
Dec 31 | Bad debt expense | 41100 | |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 41100 | ||
Dec 31 | Interest Receivable` | 77 | |
Interest income | 77 |
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Adjusting entry for bad debt expense =Estimated desired balance in allowance account - unadjusted balance
= 18500-(-22600)
= 18500+22600
=41100
#Interest earned on C. Judd note for the period 17Dec- 31Dec 18400*10%*15/360=76.67(rounded to 77)