Question

Facial cosmetics provides plastic surgery primarily to hide the appearance of the appearance of unwanted scars and other blemishes. During 2018 the company provides services of $400,000 on account. Of this amount $50,000 remains uncollected at the end of the year. An aging schedule as a December 31, 2018 is provided below:

Age Group
Not Yet Due 30000 2%
0-30 days past due 10000 5%
31-60 days past due 7000 10%
More than 60 days pst due 3000 20%
Total 50000
1) Calculate the allowance for uncollectible accounts
2) Record the December 31, 2018 adjusting entry assuming the balances of the allowance account before adjusting entries is $300 (debit)
3) On April 3 2019 a customers account balance of $400 is written off as uncollectible. Record the write off.
4) On July 17 2019 the customer whose account was written off in # 3 unexpectedly pays $100 of the amount but does not expect to pay any additional amounts. Record the cash collection.

Answer 1

1.Alllowance for uncollectible accounts 2,400

2.Dr Bad Debt Expense 2700

Cr Allowance for Doubtful Account 2700

3.Dr Allowance for Doubtful account 400

Cr Accounts receivable 400

4) Dr Cash 100

Cr Allowance for Doubtful account 100

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation of the allowance for uncollectible accounts

Using this formula

Alllowance for uncollectible accounts=(Not Yet Due)+(0-30 days past due)+(30-60 days past due)+(More than 60 days pst due)

Let plug in the formula

Alllowance for uncollectible accounts=

(30,000 *2% )+ (10,000* 5%) + (7,000* 10 %)+(3,000* 20% )

Alllowance for uncollectible accounts =600+500+700+600

Alllowance for uncollectible accounts = 2,400

2)Record of the he December 31, 2018 adjusting entry

300 debit balance+ 2,400

=2,700 Adjustment

Dr Bad Debt Expense 2,700

Cr Allowance for Doubtful Account 2 700

3) Journal entry to record the write off.

Dr Allowance for Doubtful account 400

Cr Accounts receivable 400

4) Journal entry to Record the cash collection

Dr Cash 100

Cr Allowance for Doubtful account 100