I know that this problem deals with the allowance method, but looking at these events really confuses me, I know they are connected in some way but I'm having a hard time deciphering how. Can you explain to me how this connects to the journal entries and how to decipher which event is connected with which? Is there any easy way to understand the allowance method that isn't so complicated? Thanks for your help!

Weldon Corporation's fiscal year ends December 31. The following is a list of transactions involving receivables that occurred during 2021: Mar. 17 Accounts receivable of $1,700 were written off as uncollectible. The company uses the allowance method. 30 Loaned an officer of the company $20,000 and received a note requiring principal and interest at 7% to be paid on March 30, 2022. May 30 Discounted the $20,000 note at a local bank. The bank's discount rate is 8%. The note was discounted without recourse and the sale criteria are met. June 30 Sold merchandise to the Blankenship Company for $12,000. Terms of the sale are 2/10, n/30. Weldon uses the gross method to account for cash discounts. July 8 The Blankenship Company paid its account in full. Aug. 31 Sold stock in a nonpublic company with a book value of $5,000 and accepted a $6,000 noninterest-bearing note with a discount rate of 8%. The $6,000 payment is due on February 28, 2022. The stock has no ready market value. Dec. 31 Weldon estimates that the allowance for uncollectible accounts should have a balance in it at year-end equal to 2% of the gross accounts receivable balance of $700,000. The allowance had a balance of $12,000 at the start of 2021. Required: 1 & 2. Prepare journal entries for each of the above transactions and additional year-end adjusting entries indicated. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)