Casebolt Company wrote off the following accounts receivable as uncollectible for the first year of its operations ending December 31, 2016:

Customer	Amount
Shawn Brooke	$4,630
Eve Denton	5,185
Art Malloy	11,089
Cassie Yost	9,167
Total	$30,071

Required:

A.	On December 31, journalize the write-offs for 2016 under the direct write-off method. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
B.	On December 31, journalize the write-offs for 2016 under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. The company recorded $5,248,000 of credit sales during 2016. Based on past history and industry averages, 0.70% of credit sales are expected to be uncollectible. If no entry is required, simply skip to the next transaction. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
C.	How much higher (lower) would Casebolt Companys 2016 net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?

Chart of Accounts

CHART OF ACCOUNTS

Casebolt Company

General Ledger

	ASSETS
110	Cash
111	Petty Cash
121	Accounts Receivable-Shawn Brooke
122	Accounts Receivable-Eve Denton
123	Accounts Receivable-Art Malloy
124	Accounts Receivable-Cassie Yost
129	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
131	Interest Receivable
132	Notes Receivable
141	Merchandise Inventory
145	Office Supplies
146	Store Supplies
151	Prepaid Insurance
181	Land
191	Store Equipment
192	Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment
193	Office Equipment
194	Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment

	LIABILITIES
210	Accounts Payable
211	Salaries Payable
213	Sales Tax Payable
214	Interest Payable
215	Notes Payable

	EQUITY
310	Owner, Capital
311	Owner, Drawing
312	Income Summary

	REVENUE
410	Sales
610	Interest Revenue

	EXPENSES
510	Cost of Merchandise Sold
520	Sales Salaries Expense
521	Advertising Expense
522	Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment
523	Delivery Expense
524	Repairs Expense
529	Selling Expenses
530	Office Salaries Expense
531	Rent Expense
532	Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
533	Insurance Expense
534	Office Supplies Expense
535	Store Supplies Expense
536	Credit Card Expense
537	Cash Short and Over
538	Bad Debt Expense
539	Miscellaneous Expense
710	Interest Expense

Journal

A. On December 31, journalize the write-offs for 2016 under the direct write-off method. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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B. On December 31, journalize the write-offs for 2016 under the allowance method. Also, journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. The company recorded $5,248,000 of credit sales during 2016. Based on past history and industry averages, 0.70% of credit sales are expected to be uncollectible. If no entry is required, simply skip to the next transaction. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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Final Question

C. How much higher (lower) would Casebolt Companys 2016 net income have been under the direct write-off method than under the allowance method?

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