On December 31, 2016, certain account balances at Galliano Company were as follows before yearend adjustments: Accounts
Question:
On December 31, 2016, certain account balances at Galliano Company were as follows before yearend adjustments:
Accounts Receivable ............................................. $ 1,873,000
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts (credit) ...................... 3,721
Sales ................................................................ 18,411,000
Sales Returns and Allowances ........................................ 77,300
A further examination of the records showed that the "Sales" included $1,912,400 million of cash sales during the year. Of the sales returns and allowances, $66,600 came from credit sales. Assume that Galliano Company estimates its losses from uncollectible accounts to be 0.2 percent of net credit sales. Compute the estimated amount of Uncollectible Accounts Expense for 2016 and prepare the journal entry to record the provision for uncollectible accounts?
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College Accounting Chapters 1-30
ISBN: 978-0077862398
14th edition
Authors: John Price, M. David Haddock, Michael Farina