Chao corporation uses the accounts receivable aging method


Chao Corporation uses the accounts receivable aging method to account for Uncollectible Accounts Expense. As of December 31, Chao's accountant prepared the following data about ending receivables: $40,000 was not yet due (1 percent expected not to be collected), $20,000 was 1-60 days past due (4 percent expected not to be collected), and $4,000 was over 60 days past due (8 percent expected not to be collected). At December 31, Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts had a credit balance prior to adjustment of $400. In the journal provided, prepare Chao's end-of-period adjustment for estimated uncollectible accounts. Also prepare the entry that would have been made had the credit balance instead been a debit balance.

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Financial Accounting: Chao corporation uses the accounts receivable aging method
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