Wilton, Inc had net sales in 2012 of $1,400,000 At December 31, 2012, before adjusting entries, the balances in selected accounts were Accounts Receivable $250,000 debit, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,400 credit If Wilton estimates that 2 of its net sales will prove to be uncollectible, pr...

Wilton, Inc. had net sales in 2012 of $1,400,000. At December 31, 2012, before adjusting entries, the

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Wilton, Inc. had net sales in 2012 of $1,400,000. At December 31, 2012, before adjusting entries, the balances in selected accounts were: $250,000 debit, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,400 credit. If Wilton estimates that 2% of its net sales will prove to be uncollectible, prepare the December 31, 2012, journal entry to record bad debt expense.

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...