Question

Manning Company uses the allowance method. At the end of its first year of operations, the company estimates that it will not collect $2,500 of its accounts receivable. Prepare the appropriate adjusting journal entry to establish the estimate for uncollectible accounts.At the end of each period, the company estimates the necessary balance in the allowance for uncollectible accounts and then records whatever adjustment to the allowance and corresponding bad debt expense is necessary to reach that balance.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The adjusting entry is shown below:

Bad debt expense A/c Dr $2,500

To Allowance for doubtful debts $2,500

(Being adjusting entry is recorded)

For passing the adjusting entry we have to debit the bad debt expense and credit the allowance for doubtful debts. As bad debt is an expense so we debited it and the allowance for doubtful debts is a contra asset so we credited it