At 31 December 20X8, Security Controls Limited reported gross accounts receivable of $ 1,240,900. Investigation showed the

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At 31 December 20X8, Security Controls Limited reported gross accounts receivable of $ 1,240,900. Investigation showed the following:
a. Customers are permitted to return 2% of annual sales for full credit, as long as goods are returned in good condition within 30 days of delivery. Based on past years’ experience, $ 25,100 of goods might be returned. As returns are received during the year, the sales returns account, a contra account to sales, is increased. An allowance for sales returns exists, at $ 19,600, unchanged from the previous year- end.
b. he credit balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts was $ 91,200 ater write- ofs for the year but before any bad debt adjustment. Bad debt expense is based on a percentage of receivables. Based on the latest available facts, $ 140,000 will not be collected due to collection issues.
c. Terms of 1/ 10, n/ 30 were granted to all customers. Accounts receivable were recorded gross, and the discounts taken were recorded when taken by the customers in a discounts account, reported contra to the sales account. Estimated discounts inherent in the closing accounts receivable balance were $ 15,300. he allowance for sales discounts account was established at $ 14,900 last year and has not been adjusted since.

Required:
1. Prepare year- end adjusting entries with respect to accounts receivable.
2. Show how the net accounts receivable  would appear on the statement of inancial posi-tion on 31 December 20X8. Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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