Action Items

Read the Professional Judgment Allowance for Doubtful Accounts scenario.

Review the professional judgment framework application template and slides.

Application Template & Excel spreadsheet: For December $31,2012$ in the scenario given, perform an assessment of

the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable. Using the professional judgment framework, complete the application

template for all process steps and provide the appropriate information in the documentation column. In performing

your analysis, you should use an Excel spreadsheet to support any calculations. $($Note: It may be best to use the

allowance analysis provided by the credit manager as a starting point for your analysis.$)$

Memo: Using the information you documented regarding the specific and overarching considerations for each process

step in the framework, prepare a memo $($use the format provided in the template$)$ that you will provide to the CFO $($not

to exceed three pages$).$ Upon completing your documentation, make certain that you are able to answer the following

questions:

a$.$ Is the documentation sufficient to support your judgment?

b$.$ Can another professional understand how you reached your conclusion $($including why reasonable outcomes and

possible alternatives identified were not selected$)?$