Because of the doubtful nature of some debts, P. Rudent instructed his accountants to make a specific

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Because of the doubtful nature of some debts, P. Rudent instructed his accountants to make a specific provision in the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 20X3 against the following debts:
.........................................................£
j. Black..............................................28
C. Green.............................................6
B. Gray.............................................24
Fown Lted.......................................204
He also instructed that a general provision of 5 per cent for doubtful debts should be created on the other trade receivables, which at 30 June 20X3 amounted to £8,000.
No further business transactions were entered into with any of these credit customers during the year ended 30 June 20X4, but an amount of £9 was received from J. Black's trustee in bankruptcy by way of a first dividend; a first and final dividend of £70 was received from the liquidator of Fawn Ltd and B. Grey paid his debt in full. A further debt of £95 due from S. White proved to be bad.
On 30 June 20X4 P. Rudent instructed his accountants to maintain the provision existing against C. Green's debt and to provide for the balance owing by J. Black, and to make further provision for debts owing by J. Blue £19 and R. Brown £15. The other trade receivables amounted to £7,500 and the accountants were instructed to make the provision for doubtful debts equal to 5 per cent of these debts.
Show what entries should be made in P. Rudent's nominal ledger to record these facts.
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Introduction To Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077138448

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Authors: Anne Marie Ward, Andrew Thomas

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