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Your company uses the income statement approach for estimating bad debt

Finance May 27, 2021

Your company uses the income statement approach for estimating bad debt. For the year ending December 31, 2020, credit sales amounted to $830,000. The estimated bad debt is 0.5% of credit sales. Prepare the journal entry to record bad debt expense for the year.

Do not enter dollar signs or commas in the input boxes.

 

DateAccount Title and ExplanationDebitCreditDec 31Answer

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Accumulated Depreciation

Advertising Expense

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Bad Debt Expense

Cash

Notes Payable

Notes Receivable

Prepaid Insurance

Prepaid Rent

Answer

Answer

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Accumulated Depreciation

Advertising Expense

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Bad Debt Expense

Cash

Notes Payable

Notes Receivable

Prepaid Insurance

Prepaid Rent

Answer

To record estimated bad debt for the year

Expert Solution

Journal Entry:

Date

Accounting Title and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec 31 2019 Bad Debts Expense 4,150  
  Allowance for Bad Debts   4,150
  (To record Estimated Uncollectible Accounts)    

 

Workings:

Allowance for Bad Debts = Net credit Sales * % of Uncollectable

= $830,000 * 0.5%

=$4,150

 

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