Question 1 - On December 31, 2009, Colonial Corporation had the following account balances related to credit sales and receivables prior to recording adjusting entries:
Required:
Present the necessary year-end adjusting entry related to uncollectible accounts for each of the following independent assumptions:
A. An aging of accounts receivable is completed. It is estimated that $2,150 of the receivables outstanding at year-end will be uncollectible.
B. It is estimated that 1% of credit sales for the year will prove to be uncollectible.
C. Assume the same information presented above except that prior to adjustment, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a debit balance of $200 rather than a credit balance of $200.
Question 2 - American Company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts. On January 1, The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $3,000. The balance in the Accounts Receivable account on that date was $75,000. On January 2, prior to any credit sales, a $500 account from National Company was deemed to be uncollectible and written off.
Required:
A. Compute the net realizable (A/R - Allowance for Doubtful account) value of American's receivables on January 1.
B. Present the journal entry American would record on January 2 related to the write-off of National's account.
C. Compute the net realizable value of American's receivables on January 2, immediately following the write-off of National's account.