5 18 ion Your manager is concerned that the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is too large and will negatively impact the earnings for the period. They've asked you to go back and reconsider the inputs used into rhake the allowance calculations. Is this allowed? Maybe It is dependent on whether the request is reasonable. If the economy is on an upward trajectory, we can reasonably modify the estimated bad debts downward to reflect this. Yes - The manager is in responsible for the finances and any assumptions they make should form part of the books and records. No Under no circumstances should you reconsider the calculations of estimates used at period end. L