Question: Chipman software recently reported the following amounts in its unadjusted trial balance at its year-end: Debits Credits Accounts Receivable $ 2,900 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
| Chipman software recently reported the following amounts in its unadjusted trial balance at its year-end: |
| Debits | Credits | |||
| Accounts Receivable | $ | 2,900 | ||
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | $ | 20 | ||
| Sales (assume all on credit) | 43,000 | |||
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| Required: |
| 1&2. | Prepare the adjusting journal entry required for the year. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Round your answers to nearest whole dollar amount.) |
| (i) Assume Chipman uses 1/2 of 1 percent of sales to estimate its Bad Debt Expense for the year. | |
| (ii) Assume instead that Chipman uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $79 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. |
1. Record the adjusting entry for bad debts using percent credit sales method.
2. Record the adjusting entry for bad debts using the aging of accounts receivable method.
| Assume instead that Chipman uses the aging of accounts receivable method and estimates that $79 of its Accounts Receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry for recording Bad Debt Expense. Also, assume Chipman's year-end unadjusted balance in Chipmans Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was a debit balance of $40. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)
1. Record the adjusting entry for bad debts using the aging of accounts receivable method.
Record the write-off certain customer account which is not collectible due to bankruptcy declared by the customer totaling $10. |
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