On May 1, Carter, Inc. factored $800,000 of accounts receivable with Rapid Finance on a without recourse basis. Under the arrangement, Carter was to handle disputes concerning service, and Rapid Finance was to make the collections, handle the sales discounts, and absorb the credit losses. Rapid Finance assessed a finance charge of 6% of the total accounts receivable factored and retained an amount equal to 2% of the total receivables to cover sales discounts.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entry required on Carter 's books on May 1.
(b) Prepare the journal entry required on Rapid Finance's books on May 1.
(c) Assume Carter factors the $800,000 of accounts receivable with Rapid Finance on a with recourse basis instead. The recourse provision has a fair value of $14,000. Prepare the journal entry required on Carter's books on May 1.