Reference no: EM132565296
Question - Protective Clothing Pty Ltd deals in work uniforms. All sales are conducted on a credit basis and no cash discounts are given. Assume that the business uses the allowance method to account for bad debts. The Allowance for Doubtful Debts account had a credit balance of $31,740 at 1 July 2019 and Accounts Receivable had an opening debit balance of $350,000.
The business determines to set the Allowance of Doubtful Debt balance amounting to 4% of net credit sales at 30 June 2020.
The business is registered for GST.
The following information was extracted from the accounting records at 30 June 2020:
Sales (GST Excluded) $855,000
Sales returns and allowances (GST Excluded) 101,400
Cash collected 106,192
Accounts receivable to be written off (GST Inclusive) 26,544
Required - Prepare the adjusting entry to determine the estimated bad and doubtful debt expense on 30 June 2020?