Acc 400 Reading Responses

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Reading Responses Samantha Jones ACC/400 August 20, 2014 Arlene Murphy Reading Responses Questions 3 & 4 3 What are the essential features of the allowance method of accounting for bad debts? - Uncollectible accounts receivable are estimated and matched against revenue in the same accounting period in which the revenue occurred. - Estimated uncollectibles are debited to Bad Debts Expense and credited to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts through an adjusting entry at the end of each period. - Actual uncollectibles are debited to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and credited to Accounts Receivable at the time the specific account is written off. 4. Lauren Anderson cannot understand why the cash realizable value does not decrease when an uncollectible account is written off under the allowance method. Clarify this point for Lauren. - The decrease in cash realizable value occurs when estimated uncollectibles are recognized in an adjusting entry. The write-off of an uncollectible account reduces both accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts by the same amount. Therefore, cash realizable value does not change. Exercise E8-5 E8-5. Jaya Co. uses the percentage of receivables basis to record bad debts expense and concludes that 2% of accounts receivable will become uncollectible. Accounts receivable are $500,000 at the end of the year, and the allowance for doubtful accounts has a credit balance of $1,500. a. Prepare the adjusting journal entry to record bad debts expense for the year. Debit: Allowance for doubtful accounts $8,500 Credit: Bad Debts Expense $8,500 b. If the allowance for doubtful accounts had a debit balance of $600 instead of a credit balance of $1,500, prepare the adjusting journal

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