UNit 7 Flashcards
reports accounts receivable on the balance sheet at the
estimated amount of cash to be collected
Allowance method
It records estimated bad debts expense in the period when
the related sales are recorded
Allowance method
Recording Bad Debts Expense
BDE /Debit
AFDA/ Credit
Credit card expense
Cash/ debit
Credit card expense/ debit
Sales / Credit
Balnce sheet presentateion
Acccounts recievable
Less AFDA
TechCom has determined that J. Kent’s $520 account is
uncollectible .Wriet off allowance methof
Afda /Debit
Accounts recievable /Credit
Receivables and income temporally overstated
Bad debt expense not matched with sales
Direct writeoff method
Cash later recieved under allowance method
Acct recievable Debit
Afda/ Credit
Cash debit
Accounts recievabel/credit