E$6-22($Algo$)$ Recording, Reporting, and Evaluating a Bad Debt Estimate Using the Percentage of Credit Sales Method LO$6-2$

$2$ points

During the current year, Bob's Ceramics Shop had sales revenue of $$163,000,$ of which $$67,000$ was on credit. At the start of the current year, Accounts Recelvable showed a $$21,000$ debit balance and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts showed a $$1,700$credit balance. Collections of accounts recelvable during the current year amounted to $$55,000.$

Data during the current year follow:

a$.$ On December $31,$ an Account Recelvable $($Toby$\text{'}$s Gift Shop$)$ of $$1,900$ from a prior year was determined to be uncollectible; therefore, It was written off immediately as a bad debt.

b$.$ On December $31,$ on the basis of experlence, a decision was made to continue the accounting policy of basing estimated bad debt losses on $25$ percent of credit sales for the year.

Required:

Prepare the required journal entrles for the two Items on December $31,$ the end of the accounting perlod.

$2$ Show how the amounts related to Accounts Recelvable and Bad Debt Expense would be reported on the Income statement and balance sheet for the current year. Disregard income tax considerations.

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Show how the amounts related to Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt Expense would be reported on the balance sheet for the current year. Disregard income tax considerations. $($Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.$)$

$\backslash$table$[[$BOB$\text{'}$S CERAMICS SHOP,,$],[$Partial Balance Sheet,,$],[$As of December $31,,],[$Current assets:,,$],[$Accounts receivable,$$31,100,],[$Allowance for doubtful accounts,,$],[$Acoounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts,,$]]$

Please find allowance for doubtful accounts