Dhaliwal Digital categorizes its accounts receivable into three age groups for purposes of estimating its allowance for
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Dhaliwal Digital categorizes its accounts receivable into three age groups for purposes of estimating its allowance for uncollectible accounts.
1. Accounts not yet due = $180,000; estimated uncollectible = 10%.
2. Accounts 1–45 days past due = $25,000; estimated uncollectible = 20%.
3. Accounts more than 45 days past due = $10,000; estimated uncollectible = 30%. Before recording any adjustments, Dhaliwal has a debit balance of $45,000 in its allowance for uncollectible accounts.
Required:
1. Estimate the appropriate 12/31/2021 balance for Dhaliwal’s allowance for uncollectible accounts.
2. What journal entry should Dhaliwal record to adjust its allowance for uncollectible accounts?
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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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-1260481952
10th edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas