Chapter 8 - Receivables
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Account Receivable | 1. A claim against the customer created by selling merchandise or services on credit 2. Someone buys from you on credit IOU, due in 30 or 60 days 3. Current Assest |
| Notes Receivable | 1. A customer's written promise to pay an amount and possibly interest at an agreed-uopn rate 2. More formal written out IOU period more than 60 days 3. Current Assest |
| Investments | Noncurrent Assest - Collection expected beyond 1 year |
| Bad Debt Expense | 1. Operating expense incurred failure to collect receivables 2. Uncollectible Account Expense 3. Doubtful account Expense |
| 2 Methods | - Direct Write Off Method - Allowance Method |
| Direct Write Off Method | Recognizes the expense only when an account is judged to be WORTHLESS or uncollectible |
| Small Companies (Direct Write Off Method) | DEBIT Bad Debt Exp CREDIT Account Receivable (A.R) but if they do come back and pay then..... DEBIT A.R CREDIT Bad Dept Exp and then.... DEBIT cash CREDIT A.R |
| Allowance Method | 1. Estimating uncollectible accounts at the end of the accounting period 2. Provides an expense for uncollectible receivables in advance of their write-off 3. % of sales 4. analysis of receivables |
| Big Companies (Allowance Method) | DEBIT Bad Debt Exp CREDIT Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (ADA) then reduce value receivables to amount cash expected which is called the Net Realizable Value on the balance sheet (AR - ADA<contra asset> = NRV<think what I am going to get>) CREDIT A.R DEBIT ADA |
| $ x (day/360) x (%/100) = | Interest |
| The one to who the note is PAYABLE is called? | Payee |
| The one MAKING the promise is the? | Maker |
| Due Date = | Maturity Date |
| Face Amount(Principal) + Principal X Days X % note = | Maturity Value |
| Allowance Method journalize | 1. Reduce value of receivables to amount of cash expected 2. Allocation to current period expected expense reduction 3. DEBITS Uncollectible Accounts Exp, CREDIT Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. 4. When is uncollectible, its written off against the allowance account |
| Using the percent of sales..... | Adjusting entry is made without regard to the balance of the allowance account |
| Using the analysis of receivables | Adjusting entry is recorded so that the balance of the allowance account will equal the estimated uncollectibles at the end of the period |
| Allowance account will have a credit balance after the adjusting entry been posted (Allowance Method) | Is a Contra Asset Account |
| Direct Write-Off journalize | 1. DEBITS Bad Debt Expense CREDIT Accounts Receivable 2. Neither allowance account nor adjusting entry is needed at the end of the period |
| Promissory Notes | Written promise to pay a sum of money on demand or at a definite time |
| Promissory Notes reported includes | - Due - Interest rate - Maturity Value |
| Computing interest on a note | Principal X Rate X Time = Interest |
| Due Date define | The date a note is to be paid |
| Maturity Value of a note is = | Face Amount + Interest = MV |
| Notes Receivable journalize | 1. when A.R is recorded DEBIT Notes Receivable, CREDIT Accounts Receivable 2. when note mature(all goes good); DEBIT cash, CREDIT Notes Receivable and Interest Revenue |
| Maker fails to pay the debt on the due date | The note is said to be dishonered |
| When note is said to be dishonered (all goes bad) | 1. Maturity Value DEBIT Acounts Receivable 2. Face Value CREDIT Notes Receivable and Interest Revenue for the difference |
| Account Receivable Turnover | Net Sales / Avg Accounts receivable Measure how frequently A.R are being converted into cash |
| # of Days' Sales | End-of-Year A.R / Avg daily sales Measures length of time the A.R have been outstanding |
| Aging the receivables | Analyze A.R according to various age grouping, with due date being the base point for determing age |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | the Contra Asset account for A.R |
| Maturity Value define | Amount due at the maturity or due date of a note |
| Net Realizable Value = | 1. A.R - ADA = NRV 2. Estimated selling price of an item - Any direct costs of disposal = Net Realizable Value |
| Receivables | All money claims against other entites, including people, business firms, and other organizations |
| PRINT & BRING TO TEST pg 397 | ? |
| Aging | DEBIT Bad Debt Exp CREDIT Allowance for Doubtful Accounts ADA |
| Uncollectible Receivables is called | Bad Debt Expense |
| Regardless of the care used in granting credit and the collection procedures used? | A part of the credit sales will not be collectible. |
| Other Receivables expected to be collected within 1 year are classified as | Current assets |
| 2 methods used to estimate uncollectible accounts receivable at the end of the period | 1. Percent of sales 2. Analysis of the receivables |
| Percent of Sales Method | 1.If credit sales for the period are $3,000,000 and it is estimated that ¾% will be uncollectible, Bad Debt Expense is debited for $22,500 ($3,000,000 × .0075). This approach disregards the balance of $3,250 in the allowance account before the adjustment. 2. After the following adjusting entry on December 31 is posted, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts will have a balance of $25,750 ($3,250 + $22,500). |
| When a note receivable is dishonored, A.R is DEBIT for what amount? | the MV of the note |
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