The Allowance for Bad Debts has a credit balance of $ 7 comma 500 before the adjusting entry for bad debts expense. After analyzing the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger using the agingminusofminus receivables method, the company's management estimates that uncollectible accounts will be $ 14 comma 000. What will be the amount of Bad Debts Expense reported on the income statement?

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Odin Webster

25 September, 15:10

The Allowance for Bad Debts has a credit balance of $ 7 comma 500 before the adjusting entry for bad debts expense. After analyzing the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger using the agingminusofminus receivables method, the company's management estimates that uncollectible accounts will be $ 14 comma 000. What will be the amount of Bad Debts Expense reported on the income statement?

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Micah Horne · Answer 1

The amount of bad debt exp is 7000

Explanation:

Allowance for bad debt exp has a credit balance of 7500 before adjusting entry

Now the management wants to estimate the uncollectible accounts at 14500

So we have to increase the balance of the allowance account from 7500 to 14500

Like 14500-7500=7000

So we need to record the entry by 7000 to increase the amount of the allowance to 14500

The entry

Bad debt exp Dr. 7000

Allowance for doubtful accounts Cr 7000

Now the bad debt exp will be reported in the income statement by 7000