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Select all that applyA company estimates that $1,000 of its accounts receivable is uncollectible at the end of the period and will make the following adjusting entry:Multiple select question.No journal entry is made under the allowance method until specific accounts are determined to be uncollectibleCredit to Allowance for Doubtful AccountsDebit to Bad Debts Expense for $1,000Debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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Select all that applyA company estimates that 1,000ofitsaccountsreceivableisuncollectibleattheendoftheperiodandwillmakethefollowingadjustingentry:Multipleselectquestion.NojournalentryismadeundertheallowancemethoduntilspecificaccountsaredeterminedtobeuncollectibleCredittoAllowanceforDoubtfulAccountsDebittoBadDebtsExpensefor1,000 of its accounts receivable is uncollectible at the end of the period and will make the following adjusting entry:Multiple select question.No journal entry is made under the allowance method until specific accounts are determined to be uncollectibleCredit to Allowance for Doubtful AccountsDebit to Bad Debts Expense for 1,000Debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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Solution

The correct options are:

  • Credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
  • Debit to Bad Debts Expense for $1,000

Explanation:

Under the allowance method, companies estimate the amount of receivables they believe they will not collect. This estimated amount is then recorded as an expense in the income statement under "Bad Debts Expense" and as a contra asset in the balance sheet under "Allowance for Doubtful Accounts".

So, the journal entry to record the estimated uncollectible accounts receivable at the end of the period would be:

  • Debit (increase) Bad Debts Expense for $1,000
  • Credit (increase) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $1,000

This entry recognizes the expense in the current period (matching the bad debt expense to the revenue it helped earn) and reduces the net realizable value of accounts receivable to the amount expected to be collected.

The option "No journal entry is made under the allowance method until specific accounts are determined to be uncollectible" is incorrect because under the allowance method, an adjusting entry is made before knowing exactly which customers will not pay.

The option "Debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts" is incorrect because the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is credited (increased) when the estimated uncollectible amount is recorded, not debited.

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