The Connecting Company uses the percent of sales method of accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable. During the current year, the following transactions occurred:

Sept 7: Connecting Company determined that the $8,100 account receivable of the Helena Company was uncollectible, and wrote it off.

Oct 15: Connecting Company determined that the $2,500 account receivable of the Tree Company was uncollectible and wrote it off.

Nov 9: Helena Company paid $6,000 of the amount owed to the Connecting

Company. Connecting Company does not expect further collections from the Helena Company.

Dec 31: Connecting Company estimates that 0.5% of its $1,900,000 of credit

sales would be uncollectible.

1. Prepare the general journal entries to record these transactions.

2. If the balance of the allowance for uncollectible accounts was $8,000 on January 1 of the current year, determine the balance of the allowance for uncollectible accounts at December 31 of the current year. Assume that the transactions above are the only transactions affecting the allowance for uncollectible accounts during the year.