WorksheetsAC C8 - Irrecoverable Debts and Allowance for Receivables
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
an allowance for receivables of £4,000 is required at the end of a reporting period. the allowance for receivables brought forward from the previous period is £2,000. what's the impact of the profits?
increase by £4,000
decrease by £4,000
increase by £2,000
decrease by £2,000
Irrecoverable debts are treated as an .....
Expense
Income
Profit
Loss
Double entry for irrecoverable debts:
Dr: Trade receivables and Cr: Irrecoverable debts
Dr: Irrecoverable debts and Cr: Trade receivables
An increase in irrecoverable debts will ....
increase expenses and reduce profit for the year
reduce expense and increase profit for the year
an irrecoverable debt arises in which of the following situations?
a customer pays part of the account
an invoice is in dispute
the customer goes bankrupt
a cheque received in settlement is dishonored by the customer's bank
during the reporting period ended 31 Dec 20x8 Keele decreased its allowance for receivables for £600. An irrecoverable debt written off in the previous reporting period amounting to £300 was recovered in 20x8.
if the profits after accounting for the above items is £5,000, what was it before the accounting for them?
£4,100
£4,700
£5,300
£5,900
Accounts Receivables :
2019 : $2800;
2020 : $3100
Allowance for Receivables :
2019 : $280
2020: $310
What is Net Realizable value for Accounts Receivables should appear in the Statement of Financial Position for 2020?
$2520
$2790
$2510
$3410
on 1 Jan 20x5 Plodd had an allowance for receivables £1,000. during 20x5, he wrote off debts of £600 and was paid £80 by the liquidator of a company whose debts had been written off completely in 20x4. at the end of 20x5 it was decided to adjust the allowance for receivables to £900. what is the net expense for irrecoverable debts in the P&L for 20x5?
£420
£580
£620
£780
smith has receivables totalling £16,000 after writing off irrecoverable debts of £500, and he has an allowance for receivables brought forward of £2,000. He wishes to carry forward an allowance of £800.
what will be the effect on profit of adjusting the allowance?
£700 decrease
£700 increase
£1,200 decrease
£1,200 increase
Wacko had an allowance for receivables at 1 January 20x0 of £1,000. he calculates that at 31 December 20x0 an allowance for receivables of £1,500 is required. in addition of £2,000 of debts were written off during the reporting period.
how much should be included in the P&L in relation to irrecoverable debts expense?
£1,500
£2,450
£2,500
£2,550
A Irrecoverable Debts is the amount which is _________.
incurred by the supplier
owed by one trader to another
not shown in the Trial Balance
unlikely to be paid by debtor
A decrease in the Allowance for Receivables will __________.
decrease the cash balance
increase the profit for the year
decrease the profit for the year
increase the irrecoverable debts for the year
Allowance for Receivables is calculated on
Trade receivable
Trade receivable - Irrecoverable Debts
Irrecoverable Debts
Current Asset
Valli Company uses the percentage of sales method for recording irrecoverable debts expense. For the year, cash sales are $700,000 and credit sales are $2,500,000. Management estimates that 1% is the sales percentage to use. What adjusting entry will Valli Company make to record the irrecoverable debts expense?
Dr Irrecoverable Debts Expense $32,000
Cr Allowance for Receivables $32,000
Dr Irrecoverable Debts Expense $25,000
Cr Accounts Receivable $25,000
Dr Irrecoverable Debts Expense $25,000
Cr Allowance for Receivables $25,000
Dr Irrecoverable Debts Expense $32,000
Cr Accounts Receivable $32,000
1 Jan Allowance for Receivables $500
31 Dec Allowance for Receivables $400
How should the decrease in the allowance be treated in the Profit and Loss account?
add $400 to expenses
add $500 to expenses
deduct the $100 increase in allowance from expenses
add the $100 decrease in allowance to Gross Profit
