Sig Co. began operations on January 1, 20X7. On December 31, 20X7, Sig provided for uncollectible accounts

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Sig Co. began operations on January 1, 20X7. On December 31, 20X7, Sig provided for uncollectible accounts based on 1% of annual credit sales. On january 1, 20X8, Sigma changed its method of determining its allowance for uncollectible accounts by applying certain percentages to the accounts receivable aging as follows:

--Percent deemed to be uncollectible Days past invoice date- 0-30 31-90 91-180 20 over 180 80


In addition, sigma wrote off all accounts receivable that were over one year old. The following additional information relates to the years ended December 31, 20X8, and 20X7:

--20X8- -20X7 Credit Sales- -$3,000,000- -$2,800,000 Collections-- -2,915,000- -2,400,000 Accounts written off- --27,000


Required:

1. Prepare all journal entries for 20X7 and 20X8

2. Post to "T" accounts

3. Report your answers in the following Chart

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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Advanced Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0137030385

6th edition

Authors: Thomas Beechy, Umashanker Trivedi, Kenneth MacAulay

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