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Accounting for Advanced Accruals

6.3.1 Journal entries, T-accounts, and financial statements for Illustration #2

General journal, T-accounts, and financial statements for this accounting period are presented below.

Illustration 6-13: Journal entries for illustration #2 about bad debt expense

Event No

Account titles

Debit

Credit

1

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

150

 

 

    Accounts Receivable

 

150

2

Accounts Receivable

2,000

 

 

     Training Revenue

 

2,000

3a

Accounts Receivable

30

 

 

    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

30

3b

Cash

30

 

 

   Accounts Receivable

 

30

4

Bad Debts Expense

4

 

 

   Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

4

Closing

Service Revenue

2,000

 

entry

     Bad Debts Expense

 

4

 

     Retained Earnings

 

1,996

Illustration 6-14: T-accounts for illustration #2 about bad debt expense

Assets

 = 

Liabilities

 + 

Equity

Cash

 

0

 

Retained Earnings

Beg. 1,800

 

 

 

 

 

Beg. 2,800

(3b)      30

 

 

 

 

 

(cl.)   1,996

Bal.  1,830

 

 

 

 

 

Bal.   4,796

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

 

 

Services Revenue

Beg. 1,200

 

 

 

 

 

Beg.     0

(2)   2,000

(1)    150

 

 

(cl.)   2,000

(2)  2,000

(3a)      30

(3b)    30

 

 

 

 

Bal.      0

Bal.  3,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad Debts Expense

Allowance for Doubtful

 

 

 

Beg.      0

 

Accounts

 

 

 

(4)         4

(cl.)       4

 

Beg.  200

 

 

 

Bal.       0

 

(1)     150

(3a)     30

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)        4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bal.     84

 

 

 

 

 

Illustration 6-15: Financial statements for illustration #2 in the horizontal model

Financial Statements for 20X8

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Revenue

2,000

Assets

 

Operating Activities:

 

Bad Debt Expense

(4)

   Cash

1,830

  Cash Receipts

30

 

 

  Accounts Receivable

3,050

 

 

Net Income

1,996

     Less: Allowance

(84)

Investing Activities:

0

 

 

  Net Realizable Value

2,996

Financing Activities:

0

 

 

Total Assets

4,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash

30

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Retained Earnings

4,796

Beginning Cash Balance

1,800

 

 

 

 

Ending Cash Balance

1,830

 

 

 

 

 

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