FA23 - Accounts Receivable - Percentage of Sales Method Example

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Module 5 examines receivables. We learn about the allowance for doubtful accounts and writing off bad debts. We learn two allowance methods: the percentage of sales method (income statement method) and the aging of receivables method (balance sheet method).

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[@heavenlydemon010]

Hi tony please help me with this question i have about this video. On The financial report the accounts receivable was 235000. total sales was 1850000. 448000 was cash so credit sales is 1402000. 2 percent of credit sales is what the company estimates to be the allowance for doubtful accounts. so 2 percent of 1402000 is 28040. This is the bad debt expense. So to get Net realizable value you do accounts receivable - bad debt expense. But i dont understand why accounts receivable is 235000 and credit sales is 1402000. Why dont you do credit sales - bad debt expense. And how are accounts receivable a different number than the total credit sales? I dont understand this.

[@heavenlydemon010]

Also. How does the balance sheet already know the allowance for doubtful accounts is 2000? You cant possible know that before knowing the bad debt expense. Neither could the balance sheet have been made without knowing the bad debt expense. Yet, the exercise is telling us to calculate the net realizable value by using the bad debt expense. But the allowance for doubtfull accounts is already in the balance sheet. Does this just mean were filling in information of an already completed balance sheet? How would accountants actually know the allowance was 2000 and write in on the balance sheet before knowing the bad debt expense. This kind of just teaches us to fill in information but not actually calculate it like accountants would, because i think what we are doing is the other way around and just filling in missing information. I might be wrong because Im just a beginner following my first course but i like to completely understand the logic behind stuff because otherwise i cant move on so i would appreciate if you could explain it to me if you have the time.

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[@tixtictik]

What happens if my calculated percentage of sales allowance ends up lower than the existing DR balance of allowance. Eg. if my current Allowance is $50,000 calculated 2% of allowance is $28,040 I would have a DR of $21,600, what do I do in this situation?

[@shoaibamir730]

Sir, what if the question says bad debts to be 2% of the outstanding accounts receivable. Then what will be the journal?

[@Cameron-g8n]

Why isn't the ending balance of AFDA $28,040, since that's how much they estimate won't be collected?

[@Austin1510g]

Hi Tony quirky question for you: upon subsequent receipt of cash related to that A/R, would you draw down the allowance account as well? if not, then how would the allowance account ever get drawn down besides bad debt write-offs? thanks in advance!

[@michaeldwanemagtibay]

I have a question for the next month because what if somehow there are no bad debts and you receive more cash than the listed Accounts receivable in the balance sheet how are you going to write that down?

[@kaysp8801]

Very helpful video but I don't get the difference between bad debt expense and allowance. They sound about the same. I think you missed explaining that, Tony. But, thank you.

[@waqasahmed6637]

I have a question:- 1) These are just estimates, so in actual, it can be lessr or more than estimated bad debt, so what will happen in that case? for example, the est bad debt in this example is 28,040. But if in actual, mmore amount was recovered, then how will it be treated and adjusted?

[@mskhealthandfitness]

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[@themastershayari3712]

Hi sir. In the last 2 min section where you explained the debit balance of 2000. You took date of july 2024. But i think it would have been 2023. As the details given in qus is at 31 may 2024. Then how could you debit a future transaction in previous year. Pls correct me if i am wrong. Thanks

[@aussie7137]

ok so, if you credit allowance for uncollectable debt that means you have put money into the account for when debts go bad, and when you debit the account you're acknowledging the fact that a debt has gone bad and used up some of that money?

[@skylerbenson4806]

Why is A/R listed as 235k on the balance sheet if it says that credit sales are 1.402M?

[@medhavikosta3889]

might have collected some amount of A/R already hence

[@Salvation1984]

I thought the same thing...what about the $140K

[@darrenbuck2010]

Okay I think I may have figured this out. During the year there were both Cash Sales and A/R Sales. However, during the year, many of the customers have paid off their debts (A/R). This is reducing the ending A/R account throughout the year. At the fiscal year end there are only $235,000 A/R remaining of that total of 1.402K from Sales throughout the year.

[@darrenbuck2010]

This is confusing for me. We just calculated the Allowance for doubtful accounts for the A/R portion of Sales, yet this same A/R portion of Sales is being ignored for the balance sheet. Can anyone please explain this to me. Thank You!

[@darrenbuck2010]

Okay I think I may have figured this out. During the year there were both Cash Sales and A/R Sales. However, during the year, many of the customers have paid off their debts (A/R). This is reducing the ending A/R account throughout the year. At the fiscal year end there are only $235,000 A/R remaining of that total of 1.402K from Sales throughout the year.

[@noor-rrr]

@@darrenbuck2010 this makes sense because the a/r amount shown in the question is the fiscal year end, so the credit sales of 1,402,000 was throughout the year but pending $amount is 235k, thnks man

[@linhha704]

how did you do it can you share with me , thank you

[@MamaVisCooking]

Thank you. very well explained.

[@ismailismaili0071]

but to be honest I don't understand the allowance for 2000 I know you have explained it but I don't get it

[@medhavikosta3889]

it means the company estimated $2000 less of their allowance estimation for bad debts. suppose the company estimates 100$ of allowance , but in reality it does not get 120$ instead of their estimated 100$, that means it should have estimated 20$ more , ( i.e estimated $120 instead of 100$). as it estimated $100, their will be a debit of 20$ in the allowance account.

[@aussie7137]

​@@medhavikosta3889 can you pls explain again

[@sellllmore]

Where does the allowance account stands in Financial statements? Is it current Liability?

[@Tony-Bell]

It's a contra asset - A/R - allowance = A/R net

[@sellllmore]

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[@chakrobaak9064]

Thank you Sir.

[@miriamho387]

Is Allowance account an Asset account?

[@sellllmore]

Its a credit account

[@evannordquist5479]

It’s a contra asset account

[@noor-rrr]

if credit sales in the question is 1,402,000, which we got by subtracting cash sales from total sales, then how a/r is just 235k, it should be more, i know im wrong but correct me please

[@Tony-Bell]

We make sales throughout the year, and collect throughout the year. So if I made a sale on account many months ago, I probably already collected it. It would still be a credit sale, but it would not be AR as of year end.

[@noor-rrr]

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[@linkchee]

i don't really understand the part where he explained why we have to write off the allowance.

[@idkwhatimdoing361]

how would you classify allowance for doubtful accounts? what kind of account is it?

[@Tony-Bell]

Contra Asset - always goes with AR -- AR-Allowance = AR, net

[@idkwhatimdoing361]

@@Tony-Bell Ah ok, thank you! Is a contra asset just an asset that is negative (or that has to be subtracted)? So accumulated depreciation would be one too I assume

[@Tony-Bell]

@@idkwhatimdoing361 Correct.

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[@vikasvarma5443]

Why credit sales value are not equal to A/R

[@aussie7137]

Can someone explain step 3 to me

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