Question: Allowance method; reconstructing, journal entries from events. (From a problem by S. A. Zeff.) The balance sheets of Milton Corporation on December 31, 2008 and

Allowance method; reconstructing, journal entries from events. (From a problem by S. A. Zeff.) The balance sheets of Milton Corporation on December 31, 2008 and 2009, showed gross accounts receivable of $15,200,000 and $17,600,000, respectively. The balances in the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts account at the beginning and end of 2009 were credits of $1,400,000 and $1,550,000, respectively. The income statement for 2009 shows that the expense for estimated uncollectible accounts was $750,000, which was 1% of sales. The firm makes all sales on account. There were no recoveries during 2009 of accounts written off in previous years. Give all the journal entries made during 2009 that affect Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.


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