In: Accounting
At December 31, 2021, the general ledger and subsidiary ledger
for Albert's, a small auto parts store, showed the
following:
General Ledger | Accounts
Receivable Subsidiary Ledger |
|||||
Accounts receivable | $73,800 | Best Auto Repair | $3,900 | |||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 3,700 | Brown’s Repair | 23,600 | |||
Custom Repair | 0 | |||||
Jen’s Auto Body | 32,200 | |||||
Luxury Autos | 14,100 | |||||
Total | $73,800 |
Jan. 3 | Brown’s Repair paid $19,400 on its account. | |
4 | Custom Repair paid $1,400 on its account that had previously been written off. | |
8 | Jen’s Auto Body purchased $3,400 of merchandise on account. | |
9 | Antique Auto Repair paid cash for $1,500 of merchandise. | |
18 | Jen's Auto Body returned $700 of the merchandise it purchased on Jan. 8. | |
19 | Luxury Autos paid $14,100 on its account. | |
20 | Jen’s Auto Body paid $23,900 on its account. | |
23 | Brown’s Repair purchased $5,100 on account. | |
25 | Custom Repair purchased $10,800 of merchandise on Visa. | |
26 | Luxury Autos purchased $18,600 of merchandise on account. | |
31 | Albert’s determined that the Best Auto Repair account receivable was not collectible. |
Record the above transactions. Ignore credit card fees and any inventory, cost of goods sold, and refund liability for the purposes of this question. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)
Date |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
Set up T accounts for the Accounts Receivable general ledger (control) account, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts general ledger account, and the Accounts Receivable subsidiary ledger accounts. Post the journal entries to these accounts.
- Accounts Receivable
- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
- Accounts Receivable—Best Auto Repair
- Accounts Receivable—Brown’s Repair
- Accounts Receivable—Custom Repair
- Accounts Receivable—Jen’s Auto Body
- Accounts Receivable—Luxury Autos
Notes: The total of Accounts receivable subsidiary ledger balances should tally with Accounts receivable general ledger balance.