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At the beginning of the current period, Griffey Corp. had balances in Accounts Receivable of $200,000 and in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $9,000 (credit). During the period, it had net credit sales of $800,000 and collections of $763,000. It wrote off as uncollectible accounts receivable of $7,300. However, a $3,100 account previously written off as uncollectible was recovered before the end of the current period. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to total $25,000 at the end of the period. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) (a) Prepare the entries to record sales and collections during the period. (b) Prepare the entry to record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period. (c) Prepare the entries to record the recovery of the uncollectible account during the period. (d) Prepare the entry to record bad debt expense for the period.

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  • (a) Prepare the entries to record sales and collections during the period.

Dr Accounts Receivable  $ 800,000  

Cr Sales  $ 800,000

Dr Cash   $ 763,000  

Cr Accounts Receivable   $ 763,000

  • (b) Prepare the entry to record the write-off of uncollectible accounts during the period

Dr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts $ 7,300  

Cr Accounts Receivable   $ 7,300

  • (c) Prepare the entries to record the recovery of the uncollectible account during the period.

Dr Accounts Receivable  $ 3,100  

Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  $ 3,100

Dr Cash $ 3,100  

Cr Accounts Receivable   $ 3,100

  • (d) Prepare the entry to record bad debt expense for the period.

Dr Bad Debt Expense $ 20,200  

Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  $ 20,200

Explanation:

  • Initial Balance  

Dr Accounts Receivable   $ 200.000

Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  $ 9.000

  • During the period, it had net credit sales of $800,000  

Dr Accounts Receivable  $ 800.000  

Cr Sales  $ 800.000

  • Collections of $763,000  

Dr Cash $ 763.000  

Cr Accounts Receivable   $ 763.000

  • It wrote off as uncollectible accounts  

Dr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts $ 7.300  

Cr Accounts Receivable   $ 7.300

  • A $3,100 account previously written off as uncollectible was recovered  

Dr Accounts Receivable  $ 3.100  

Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  $ 3.100

Dr Cash $ 3.100  

Cr Accounts Receivable   $ 3.100

  • Assuming 5% of accounts receivable, the journal entry:  

Dr Bad Debt Expense $ 20.200  

Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  $ 20.200

  • FINAL Balance  

Dr Accounts Receivable  $ 229.700  

Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts  $ 25.000

Bad accounts are those credits granted by the company and there is no possibility of being charged.

When customers buy products on credits but the company cannot collect the debt, then it's necessar to cancel the unpaid invoice as uncollectible.

One way is to directly cancel bad debts at the time it was decided that the credit is bad, the total amount reported as bad debt expenses negatively affect the income statement and the accounts receivable are reduced by the same amount, less assets

The other way is to determine a percentage of the total amount of accounts receivable as bad debts, there are many ways to analyze accounts receivable and calculate the value of bad debts.

When the company has the percentage of uncollectible accounts, the required journal entry is Bad Expenses (debit) with Reserve for Bad Accounts (credit)

At the time of cancellation, since the expenses were recognized before, we only use the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (Debit)  with accounts receivable (credit), with this we are recognizing the bad credit of the company.

anthougo

The Journal entries to record sales, collections, write-off, recovered account, and Bad Debts Expense, in the books of Griffey Corp., for the period are as follows:

a) Debit Accounts Receivable $800,000

Credit Sales Revenue $800,000

To record credit sales.

Debit Cash $763,000

Credit Accounts Receivable $763,000

To record cash collections.

b) Debit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts $7,300

Credit Accounts Receivable $7,300

To record accounts written off.

c) Debit Accounts Receivable $3,100

Credit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts $3,100

To reverse an account recovered.

Debit Cash $3,100

Credit Accounts Receivable $3,100

To record cash collection on recovered account.

d) Debit Bad Debts Expenses $20,200

Credit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts $20,200

To record bad debts expense.

Data Analysis:

Beginning balances:

Accounts Receivable = $200,000

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts = $9,000 (credit)

Net credit sales = $800,000

Cash collections = $763,000

Uncollectibles written off = $7,300

Recovered account = $3,100

Uncollectible accounts ending balance = $25,000

Accounts Receivable

Account Titles                     Debit        Credit

Beginning balance         $200,000

Credit sales                       800,000

Cash                                                 $763,000

Allowance for Uncollectible                  7,300

Allowance for Uncollectible 3,100

Cash                                                       3,100

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

Account Titles                      Debit       Credit

Beginning balance                            $9,000

Accounts Receivable        $7,300

Accounts Receivable                           3,100

Bad Debts Expense                      $20,200

Ending balance             $25,000

Totals                             $32,300  $32,300

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