At September 30, 2016, the accounts of Spring Heights Medical Center (SHMC) include the following:
Accounts Receivable...............$143,000
Allowance for Bad Debts (credit balance)€ƒ....... 3,300
During the last quarter of 2016, SHMC completed the following selected transactions:
Dec. 28 Wrote off accounts receivable as uncollectible: Silver, Co., $1,400; Owen Reis, $700; and Pristine, Inc., $700
31 Recorded bad debts expense based on the aging of accounts receivable, as follows:

Requirements
1. Journalize the transactions.
2. Open the Allowance for Bad Debts T-account, and post entries affecting that account. Keep a running balance.
3. Show how Spring Heights Medical Center should report net accounts receivable on its December 31, 2016, balance sheet.

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Age of Accounts 1-30 Days 31-60 Days 61-90 Days Over 90 Days $103,000 43,000 14,000 3,000 Accounts Receivable Estimated percent uncollectible 0.2% 2% 20% 25%