Blunt Company makes credit sales of $25,000 during the month of February 2019. During 2019, collections are received on February sales of $24,500, accounts representing $500 of these sales are written off as uncollectible, and a $100 account previously written off is collected.
1b. Assume that the bad debts are recorded as they actually occur. Prepare the journal entry on February 28 to record the credit sales for February. Next, record the collections on account, the amount that was written off, and the collection of the account that had been previously written off. HINT there are 10 lines in the answer so 5 entries to the journal, no more or less.
CHART OF ACCOUNTS |
Blunt Company |
General Ledger |
| ASSETS | 111 | Cash | 121 | Accounts Receivable | 122 | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 141 | Inventory | 152 | Prepaid Insurance | 181 | Equipment | 198 | Accumulated Depreciation | | LIABILITIES | 211 | Accounts Payable | 231 | Salaries Payable | 250 | Unearned Revenue | 261 | Income Taxes Payable | | EQUITY | 311 | Common Stock | 331 | Retained Earnings | | | REVENUE | 411 | Sales Revenue | | EXPENSES | 500 | Cost of Goods Sold | 511 | Insurance Expense | 512 | Utilities Expense | 521 | Salaries Expense | 532 | Bad Debt Expense | 540 | Interest Expense | 541 | Depreciation Expense | 559 | Miscellaneous Expenses | 910 | Income Tax Expense | |