Qinshan Co. uses the percentage of sales approach to record bad debt expense. It estimates that 1.5%

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Qinshan Co. uses the percentage of sales approach to record bad debt expense. It estimates that 1.5% of net credit sales will become uncollectible. Credit sales are $950,000 for the year ended April 30, 2021, sales returns and allowance are $60,000; sales discounts are $20,000; accounts receivable are $310,000; and the allowance for doubtful accounts has a credit balance of $6,000.

a. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debt expense in 2021.

b. Calculate the carrying amount of accounts receivable on April 30, 2021.

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are debts owed to your company, usually from sales on credit. Accounts receivable is business asset, the sum of the money owed to you by customers who haven’t paid.The standard procedure in business-to-business sales is that...
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Accounting Principles Volume 1

ISBN: 978-1119502425

8th Canadian Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Barbara Trenholm, Valerie Warren, Lori Novak

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