On May 1, COVID Co. factored €800,000 of accounts receivable with Virus Co. on the basis that all the risks of collectability and credit losses on the purchaser. Virus Co. assessed a finance charge of 6% of the total accounts receivable factored and retained an amount equal to 2% of the total receivables to cover sales discounts.
Required:
(a) Prepare the journal entry required on COVID Co.’s books on May 1.
(b) Assume COVID Co. factors the €800,000 of accounts receivable with Virus Co. and COVID issues a guarantee to Virus Co. to compensate for any credit losses on receivables factored. Prepare the journal entry required on COVID’s books on May 1.
a. When liability on credit losses is of buyer it is called factoring without recourse
Non-recourse factoring journal entry | ||
Cash | 736000 | |
Due from factor | 16000 | |
Loss on sale of receivables | 48000 | |
To accounts receivables | 800000 |
b. When liability on credit losses is of seller, seller has to create an estimated recourse liability of the amount of estimated doubtful debts . This is called with recourse factoring
Assuming estimated doubtful dets to be 2% of receivables [Note this is only an assumption, as no amount or % is given in question]=800000*0.02=16000
Recourse factoring journal entry | ||
Cash | 736000 | |
Due from factor | 16000 | |
Loss on sale of receivables | 64000 | |
To accounts receivables | 800000 | |
To recourse liability | 16000 |
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