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(a) Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2017, to record bad debt expense, assuming that the aging schedule indicates that $10,200 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible.

                                                                      Debit                   Credit

Accounts Receivable ....................     $180,000

Bad Debt Expense                                        10,200

    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                                            10,200

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                                                   1,500

Sales Revenue                                                                              875,000

(b) Repeat part (a), assuming that instead of a credit balance there is a $1,500 debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

                                                                    Debit                    Credit

Accounts Receivable                             $180,000

Bad Debt Expense                                       1,500

  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                                        1,500

Sales Revenue                                                                       875,000

(c) During the next month, January 2018, a $2,100 account receivable is written off as uncollectible. Prepare the journal entry to record the write-off.

                                                                    Debit                    Credit

Accounts Receivable                             $180,000

Bad Debt Expense                                ,     2,100

  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                                        2,100

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts                                            1,500

Sales Revenue                                                                       875,000

(d) Repeat part (c), assuming that Malone Company uses the direct write-off method instead of the allowance method in accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable.

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(e)  What are the advantages of using the allowance method in accounting for uncollectible accounts as compared to the direct write-off method?

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Journalize various receivables transactions.

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