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28 December, 15:22

On December 31, 2015, Mark Inc. estimates future bad debts to be $6,500. The Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $2,500 before any year-end adjustment. What adjustment should Mark Inc. record for the estimated bad debts on December 31, 2015?

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  1. 28 December, 15:34
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    Dr Bad Debt expense 4,000 Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts account 4,000

    Explanation:

    The ending balance of the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts account should equal $6,500. Currently the account's balance is just $2,500, so you need to credit $4,000 more to that account in order for its ending balance to equal the bad debts expense.

    So you should record the following:

    Dr Bad Debt expense 4,000 Cr Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts account 4,000

    Since bad debts is an expense, when it increases it should be debited.

    Since allowance for uncollectible accounts is a contra asset account, when it increases it should be credited.
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