Doubtful debts

GST version

On 1 June, Samuels & Co Advisors had balances in the Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Debts accounts as set out below. Note transactions are GST Inclusive.

Accounts Receivable
1/6	Balance b/d	$1,211,210
Allowance for Doubtful Debts
			1/6	Balance b/d	$15,925

The following transactions occurred during the month of June:

Fees earned on credit, $1,716,000.

Fees refunded, $35,750.

Accounts receivable collected, $2,073,500.

Accounts written off as uncollectable, $21,078.

Based on an ageing of accounts receivable on 30 June, the firm decided that the Allowance for Doubtful Debts account should have a credit balance of $16,900 on the Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June.

Required:

Prepare general journal entries to record the four transactions above for the month of June and to adjust the Allowance for Doubtful Debts account to the required level.

Show how accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful debts would appear on the Statement of Financial Position at 30 June.

On 29 July, J. Hoskins, whose $2,673 account had been written off as uncollectable back in April, paid their account in full. Prepare general journal entries to record the collection.

Instructions:

Please include commas in your amounts to separate thousands in your amounts (do not include spaces or dollar signs).

Round amounts to whole numbers (nearest dollar).

Copy and paste the relevant account name from Table 1 below when completing parts (a) to (c) of this question below (NOTE: you may not need to use all of these account names in your answers below...):

Table 1 Account names:

Fees Income

Bad Debts Expense

GST Payable

GST Receivable

Cash at Bank

Allowance for Doubtful Debts

Bad Debts Recovered

(a)