In: Accounting
aaaaa bonded company reported the following on its 12/31/2017 financial statements:
Accounts Receivable (net of a $16,000 Allowance) of $104,000
Consider that during 2018 Layer Cake accrued bad debt at 3% of credit sales, reported actual customer write offs of $21,000, credit sales of $800,000, and cash collections from customers as payment on account of $789,000. Additionally, the controller determined (from a detailed 12/31 aging analysis) that it would be appropriate to report the receivables on the 12/31/2018 balance sheet at a net realizable value of $88,000. What value will Layer Cake report as bad debt expense for the twelve months ended at 12/31/2018?
Accounts Receivable | Allowance for Uncollectible | Net | |||
Beginning Balance | 120,000 | 16,000 | 104,000 | ||
Credit sales | 800,000 | ||||
Bad debt (Accrued) | 24,000 | (3% of 800000) | |||
Cash Collection | (789,000) | ||||
Write offs | (21,000) | (21,000) | |||
More Bad debt expense due to ageing | 3,000 | (Balancing Figure) | |||
Ending Balance | 110,000 | 22,000 | 88,000 | ||
Total Bad debt Expense | 27,000 | (3000 + 24000) | |||