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The following selected amounts are reported on the year-end unadjusted trial balance report for a company that uses the percent of sales method to determine its bad debts expense. Accounts receivable $ 445,000 Debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 1,350 Debit Net Sales 2,200,000 Credit All sales are made on credit. Based on past experience, the company estimates 2.0% of credit sales to be uncollectible. What adjusting entry should the company make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense?

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Answer:

Debit Bad Debts Expense $44,000; Credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $44,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bad debt Expenses = Sales * Uncollectible rate

= $2,200,000*2.0%

= $44,000

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Bad debt expenses $44,000

Allowances for doubtful accounts $44,000

(To record bad debt expenses)

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