Question

Exercise 8-7 At December 31, 2018, Concord Corporation Company had a credit balance of $18,800 in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. During 2019, Concord Corporation wrote off accounts totaling $13,500. One of those accounts ($3,500) was later collected. At December 31, 2019, an aging schedule indicated that the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts should be $30,700. Prepare journal entries to record the 2019 transactions of Concord Corporation Company. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Answer 1

Dr Allowance $13,500

Cr Accounts Recivable $13,500

Dr Accounts Recivable $3,500

Cr Allow ance $3,500

Dr Cash $3,500

Cr Accounts Rec $3,500

Dr Bad Debts Expense $21,900

Cr Allowance $21,900

Step-by-step explanation:

Preparation of the journal entries to record the 2019 transactions of Concord Corporation Company

Dr Allowance $13,500

Cr Accounts Recivable $13,500

(To record amount written off)

Dr Accounts Recivable $3,500

Cr Allow ance $3,500

(To reverse write-off)

Dr Cash $3,500

Cr Accounts Rec $3,500

(To record collection of writeoff)

Dr Bad Debts Expense $21,900

Cr Allowance $21,900

[$30,700-($18,800-$13,500+$3,500)]