Question

Chipman Sofware recently reported the following amounts in its unadjusted trial balance at its year-end:

1. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required for the year. Assume Chipman uses 1/2 of 1 percent of sales to estimate its Bad Debt Expense for the year and no Bad Debt Expense has been recorded yet.

2. Prepare the adjusting journal entry required for the year. Assume instead that Chipman uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible.

3. Assume instead that Chipman uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $82 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry for recording Bad Debt Expense. Assume Chipman's year-end unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was a debit balance of $22.

4. If one of Chipman's main customers declared bankruptcy after year-end, what journal entry would be used to write off its $20 balance?

Answer 1

Answer:

What is allowance for doubtful debt?

This represents management's estimate of the amount of accounts receivable that will not be paid by customers. They are amount owed by debtors, whose likelihood of collection is not certain.

1 Bad debts expense Dr   ($18,000 × 0.25%)  $45  

              To Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $45

(Being the bad debt expense is recorded)

2.  Bad debts expense $45        

          ($72 - $27)

              To Allowance for Doubtful Accounts   $45

(Being the bad debt expense is recorded)

3 Bad debts expense    $105      

           ($72 + $33)

           To Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $105

(Being the bad debt expense is recorded)

4 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $15  

           To Accounts Receivable  $15

(Being the allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded)

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