At year-end, December 31, 2014, Corolla Sales showed unadjusted balances of: $394,000 in Accounts Receivable; $13,800 debit in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts; and $1,940,000 in Sales. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 2.5% of sales.
Unadjusted balances at December 31, 2015, were: Accounts Receivable, $514,000; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $1,000 credit; and Sales, $3,280,000. Corolla Sales changed the method of estimating uncollectible accounts to 4% of outstanding accounts receivable.
At December 31, 2016, the General Ledger showed unadjusted balances of: $460,000 in Accounts Receivable; $700 debit in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts; and $3,400,000 in Sales. Corolla prepared an aging analysis on December 31, 2016, that estimated total uncollectible accounts to be $26,500.
Required
Prepare the 2014, 2015, and 2016 year-end adjusting entries to estimate uncollectible accounts.
Analysis Component:
On December 31, 2014, the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Ac-counts was a debit of $13,800. What is the normal balance for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account? What would cause Allowance for Doubtful Accounts to have an unadjusted debit balance?