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Revise your worksheet to reflect these updated assumptions then answer the questions that follow. You have been provided with the following Aging Report to use

Revise your worksheet to reflect these updated assumptions then answer the questions that follow. You have been provided with the following Aging Report to use to adjust the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts for a company at year end.

Age Group Accounts Receivable Estimated Percent Uncollectible
Not yet due $74,000 5%
1 to 30 days past due 32,000 10%
31 to 60 days past due 12,000 20%
61 to 90 days past due 6,000 40%
Over 90 days past due 10,000 80%
$134,000

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 1,300 Credit

After reviewing the data, you note the "not yet due" category is overstated and needs to decrease by 20%. Also, the "Over 90 days" category is understated and needs to increase by 20%. Also, you note the balance in the Allowance account is actually a debit, rather than a credit. Being that the normal balance for this account is a credit, the accountant hadn't noticed the issue. Required: 1. Use your spreadsheet to recalculate the needed adjustment and account balances. What will be the balance in Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts based on the above information?

Accounts Receivable
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

2. Prepare the journal entry to adjust the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts, using your corrected data. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

  • Record the bad debt expense for the period based on the estimate of uncollectible accounts.

Note: Enter debits before credits.

Transaction General Journal Debit Credit
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