In: Accounting
Uncollectible Accounts—Percentage of Sales and Percentage of Receivables
At the end of the current year, the accounts receivable account of Parker's Nursery Supplies has a debit balance of $344,120. Credit sales are $2,658,000. Record the end-of-period adjusting entry on December 31, in general journal form, for the estimated uncollectible accounts. Assume the following independent conditions existed prior to the adjustment:
1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,985.
a. The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1% of credit sales. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
DATE | ACCOUNT TITLE | DOC. NO. |
POST. REF. |
DEBIT | CREDIT | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20-- Dec. 31 | 1 | |||||
2 | 2 | ||||||
3 | 3 |
b. The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of $23,690 in uncollectible accounts. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
DATE | ACCOUNT TITLE | DOC. NO. |
POST. REF. |
DEBIT | CREDIT | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20-- Dec. 31 | 1 | |||||
2 | 2 | ||||||
3 | 3 |
2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $1,160.
a. The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be ¾ of 1% of credit sales. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
DATE | ACCOUNT TITLE | DOC. NO. |
POST. REF. |
DEBIT | CREDIT | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20-- Dec. 31 | 1 | |||||
2 | 2 | ||||||
3 | 3 |
b. The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of $22,330 in uncollectible accounts. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
DATE | ACCOUNT TITLE | DOC. NO. |
POST. REF. |
DEBIT | CREDIT | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20-- Dec. 31 | 1 | |||||
2 | 2 | ||||||
3 | 3 |
1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $1,985. | Workings : | |||||||||||
a. The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be 1% of credit sales. | ||||||||||||
Date | General Journal | Doc No. | post Ref. | Debit | Credit | Bad debt expense | 26580 | |||||
20-Dec,31 | Bad debt expense | 24595 | (2658000*1%) | |||||||||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | 24595 | Credit balance | -1985 | |||||||||
(Being adjustment entry made for bad debt) | Adjustment req | 24595 | ||||||||||
b. The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of $23,690 in uncollectible accounts. | ||||||||||||
Date | General Journal | Doc No. | post Ref. | Debit | Credit | Estimate of bad debt | 23690 | |||||
20-Dec,31 | Bad debt expense | 21705 | credit balance | -1985 | ||||||||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | 21705 | |||||||||||
Adjustment req | 21705 | |||||||||||
(Being adjustment entry made for bad debt) | ||||||||||||
2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $1,160. | ||||||||||||
a. The percentage of sales method is used and bad debt expense is estimated to be ¾ of 1% of credit sales | Bad debt expense | 19935 | ||||||||||
(2658000*1%*3/4) | ||||||||||||
Date | General Journal | Doc No. | post Ref. | Debit | Credit | Debit balance | 1160 | |||||
20-Dec,31 | Bad debt expense | 21095 | ||||||||||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | 21095 | Adjustment req | 21095 | |||||||||
(Being adjustment entry made for bad debt) | ||||||||||||
b. The percentage of receivables method is used and an analysis of the accounts produces an estimate of $22,330 in uncollectible accounts. | ||||||||||||
Date | General Journal | Doc No. | post Ref. | Debit | Credit | |||||||
20-Dec,31 | Bad debt expense | 23490 | Estimate of bad debt | 22330 | ||||||||
To Allowance for doubtful accounts | 23490 | Debit balance | 1160 | |||||||||
(Being adjustment entry made for bad debt) | Adjustment req | 23490 | ||||||||||