To help familiarize you with the financial reporting of a real company in order to further your

Question:

To help familiarize you with the financial reporting of a real company in order to further your understanding of the chapter material you are learning.
This case will address the reflected on Columbia Sportswear's Balance sheet. We will once again refer to the annual report for Columbia Sportswear located in Appendix A in order to answer some questions related to Columbia Sportswear's receivables.
Requirements
1. What was the net balance as of December 31, 2014? What was the net balance as of December 31, 2013? Did the amount of increase or decrease during the year?
2. Based on Columbia Sportswear's balance sheet, does it appear that the allowance method is used to account for uncollectible receivables? Why or why not?
3. Can you determine the total amount of Columbia Sportswear had as of December 31, 2014?
4. Did the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts increase or decrease during 2014?
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...