Ace Co. prepared an aging of its accounts receivable at December 31, 2019 and determined that the net realizable value of the receivables was £300,000. Additional information is available as follows:
Allowance for uncollectible accounts at 1/1/19—credit balance = £34,000
Accounts written off as uncollectible during 2019 = 23,000
Accounts receivable at 12/31/19 = 325,000
Uncollectible accounts recovered during 2019 = 5,000
For the year ended December 31, 2019, Ace’s bad debt expense would be