Question

When an account previously written off is later collected, two journal entries are required. The first journal entry is to _____ the account, and the second journal entry is to record _____ of payment. receipt, reinstate write-off, reinstate reinstate, receipt collect, reinstat

Answer 1

reinstate, receipt

Step-by-step explanation:

When a company makes sales on account, debit accounts receivable and credit sales. Based on assessment, some or all of the receivables may be uncollectible.

To account for this, debit bad debit expense and credit allowance for doubtful debt. Should the debt become uncollectible (i.e go bad), debit allowance for doubtful debt and credit accounts receivable.

Where a debit that had previously been determined to have gone bad gets settled, debit cash and credit bad debt expense.