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Required information Under the allowance method, bad debts expense is recorded with an adjustment at the end of each accounting period that debits the Bad Debts Expense account and credits the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The uncollectible accounts are later written off with a debit to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Cosmo Company reported credit sales of $345,000 for the calendar year in its first year of operations. At December 31, customers buying on credit owed $35,000 to the company. Based on the experience of similar businesses, management estimates that $3,500 of its accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Prepare the necessary journal entry by selecting the account names from the drop-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit or credit columns. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 1 Cosmo Company reported credit sales of $345,000 for the calendar year l first year of operations. At December 31, customers buying on credit owed $35,000 to the company. Based on the experience of similar businesses, management estimates that $3,500 of its accounts receivable will be uncollectible. Note: Enter debits before credits. Debit Credit General Journal Date Dec. 31