Concept explainers
Prepare the journal entries for Company R.
Explanation of Solution
Allowance method of accounting for
Debit and credit rules:
- Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in
stockholders’ equity accounts. - Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.
Prepare the journal entries for Company R.
Transaction on December 31, 2012:
Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Post Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | ||
2012 | ||||||
December | 31 | Bad Debts Expense | 3,270 | |||
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 3,270 | |||||
(Record uncollectible accounts expense) |
Table (1)
Description:
- Bad Debts Expense is an expense account. Since expenses and losses decrease the equity and an increase in equity is debited, so, Bad Debts Expense account is debited.
- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a contra-asset account to Accounts Receivable account. The contra-asset accounts decrease the asset value, and a decrease in asset is credited.
Working Notes:
Compute bad debts expense.
Transaction on March 2, 2013:
Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Post Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | ||
2013 | ||||||
March | 2 | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 584 | |||
Accounts Receivable | 584 | |||||
(Record the write off of accounts receivable that is worthless) |
Table (2)
Description:
- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a contra-asset account to Accounts Receivable account. The account is debited to write off the receivable and reverse the effect of allowance value of the doubtful account which was previously credited.
- Accounts Receivable is an asset account. Since the receivable is written off, the value of asset is decreased, and a decrease in asset is credited.
Transaction on June 6, 2013:
Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Post Ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | ||
2013 | ||||||
June | 6 | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 492 | |||
Accounts Receivable | 492 | |||||
(Record the write off of accounts receivable that is worthless) |
Table (3)
Description:
- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a contra-asset account to Accounts Receivable account. The account is debited to write off the receivable and reverse the effect of allowance value of the doubtful account which was previously credited.
- Accounts Receivable is an asset account. Since the receivable is written off, the value of asset is decreased, and a decrease in asset is credited.
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