The allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable involves the creation of contra account that shows

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The allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable involves the creation of contra account that shows the estimated amount of uncollectible receivables. Why would financial statement users want to know both this number and the gross amount of accounts receivable?

Accounts Receivable
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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Financial Accounting an introduction to concepts, methods and uses

ISBN: 978-0324789003

13th Edition

Authors: Clyde P. Stickney, Roman L. Weil, Katherine Schipper, Jennifer Francis

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