F3 Flashcards
Cash
Currency and demand deposits with banks
Cash Equivalents
Short-term, highly liquid investments that can be coverted to cash (90 days)
Two methods for the write-off of uncollectible
Direct Write off
Dr. BDE
Cr. AR
Allowance method
Dr. Allowance for uncollectible accounts
Cr. AR
Two methods to estimate Uncollectible accounts
Percentage of AR at year-end
Aging of accounting receivable at year-end
Allowance method - journal entries to provide for and write off an uncollectible account
Provide for
Dr. BDE
Cr. Allowance for uncollectible accounts
Write-off
Dr. Allowance for uncollectible accounts
Cr. AR
Factoring with recourse
Factor can return the account to the company if it is uncollectible
Liability and risk of loss stays with the company
Factoring without recourse
Factor assumes the risk of loss if the account is uncollectible
At what value should non-interest-bearing promissory notes be recorded?
Prevent value of all future payments required by the note. The payments should be discounted at the market interest rate