Presented below is information related to James Garfield Corp. July 1 James Garfield Corp. sold to Warren

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Presented below is information related to James Garfield Corp.
July 1 James Garfield Corp. sold to Warren Harding Co. merchandise having a sales price of $8,000 with terms 2/10, net/60. Garfield records its sales and receivables net.
5 Accounts receivable of $9,000 (gross) are factored with Andrew Jackson Credit Corp. without recourse at a financing charge of 9%. Cash is received for the proceeds; collections are handled by the finance company. (These accounts were all past the discount period.)
9 Specific accounts receivable of $9,000 (gross) are pledged to Alf Landon Credit Corp. as security for a loan of $6,000 at a finance charge of 6% of the amount of the loan. The finance company will make the collections. (All the accounts receivable are past the discount period.)
Dec. 29 Warren Harding Co. notifies Garfield that it is bankrupt and will pay only 10% of its account.
Give the entry to write off the uncollectible balance using the allowance method.

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Prepare all necessary entries in general journal form for Garfield Corp.

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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Intermediate Accounting principles and analysis

ISBN: 978-0471737933

2nd Edition

Authors: Terry d. Warfield, jerry j. weygandt, Donald e. kieso

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