Question

Serial Problem Business Solutions LO P1, P2

Santana Rey, owner of Business Solutions, realizes that she needs to begin accounting for bad debts expense. Assume that Business Solutions has total revenues of $51,000 during the first three months of 2018, and that the Accounts Receivable balance on March 31, 2018, is $22,217.

Required:
1a. Prepare the adjusting entry needed for Business Solutions to recognize bad debts expense, which are estimated to be 1% of total revenues on March 31, 2018 (assume a zero unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at March 31).
1b. Prepare the adjusting entry needed for Business Solutions to recognize bad debts expense, which are estimated to be 2% of accounts receivable on March 31, 2018 (assume a zero unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at March 31).
2. Assume that Business Solutions' Accounts Receivable balance at June 30, 2018, is $20,700 and that one account of $90 has been written off against the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts since March 31, 2018. If S. Rey uses the method prescribed in part 1b, what adjusting journal entry must be made to recognize bad debts expense on June 30, 2018?

Answer 1

1a) Adjusting entry

date	account and explanation	debit	credit
Mar 31	Bad debt expense (51000*1%)	510
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		510
	(To record bad debt )

1b) Adjusting entry

date	account and explanation	debit	credit
Mar 31	Bad debt expense (22217*2%)	444.34
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		444.34
	(To record bad debt )

2) Adjusting entry

date	account and explanation	debit	credit
June 30	Bad debt expense (20700*2%)-354.34	59.66
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		59.66
	(To record bad debt )