Prepare the adjusting entry for the current years

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Question - Patel Company had a $700 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2020, before the current year's provision for uncollectible accounts. An aging of the accounts receivable revealed the following:

Age of accounts

 

Estimated Percentage Uncollectible

Current accounts

$140,000

1%

0-30 days past due

95,000

5%

31-60 days past due

36,000

10%

61-90 days past due

12,000

25%

Over 90 days past due

8,000

50%

Total accounts receivable

$291,000

 

Required -

a) Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 2020, to recognize bad debt expense.

b) Assume the same facts as above except that the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account had a $2,500 debit balance before the current year's provision for uncollectible accounts. Prepare the adjusting entry for the current year's bad debt expense.

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