FInal Review
FInal Review
Bank Reconciliation
Add: Add:
Less: Less:
Adjusted Cash Balance Per Bank: Adjusted Cash Balance Per Books:
Less: Less:
Adjusted Cash Balance Per Bank: Adjusted Cash Balance Per Books:
Add: Add:
Less: Less:
Adjusted Cash Balance Per Bank: Adjusted Cash Balance Per Books:
In preparing its August 31, 2014 bank reconciliation, Acme Corp. has the following information available.
a. $20,800.
b. $20,200.
c. $20,100.
d. $18,500.
128. Each of the following items affect the cash balance per books except
130. Wynn Company developed the following reconciling information in preparing its September bank
reconciliation:
Cash balance per bank statement, 9/30 $18,000
Note receivable collected by bank 8,000
Outstanding checks 12,000
Deposits in transit 6,000
Bank service charge 100
NSF check 1,600
Determine the cash balance per books (before adjustments) for Wynn Company.
a. $13,700.
b. $24,000.
c. $5,700.
d. $20,000.
142. Tayler Company wrote checks totaling $34,160 during October and $37,300 during November. $32,480
of these checks cleared the bank in October, and $36,440 cleared the bank in November. What was the
amount of outstanding checks on November 30?
a. $2,540
b. $460
c. $1,220
d. $3,960
Chapter 8
Accounting for Receivables
1.Recognizing A/R: the periodic way is as follow or the perpetual way previously studied in Chapter5
To record sales To record return Payment within discount
2. Valuing A/R:
Determining the amount of A/R to report may be difficult because some receivables will become
Uncollectable. Companies record credit losses & debits to Bad Debt Expense or Uncollectable Account
expense.
2. Allowance Method
Percentage of Receivables
The direct write off method Allowance method
When a company determines a particular Estimating uncollectable amounts at the end of each period
account to be uncollectible it charges the
loss to bad debt expense.
All.D.A XX cash XX
A/R XX
3. Disposing of A/R:
Companies may sell their receivables to another companies for cash to shorten the cash to cash
operating cycle for two reasons : a. They may be the only reasonable source for cash
b. Billing and collection is time consuming
a. Sale of A/R b. Credit card sales
Cash XX Cash XX
Service charge expense XX Service charge expense XX
A/R XX Sales XX
Notes Receivable (promissory note)
Determining the Maturity Date:
Counting the months from the date of issue (omit the day of issuance and include due date)
e.g. 3 month note issued May 1 → Maturity date is August 1
2 month note issued July 31 → Maturity date is September 30
Computing Interest:
Face Value of N/R X Annual i% X Time in terms of years
N/R XX Or N/R XX
A/R XX Sales XX
2. Valuing Notes receivables (Same as A/R)
Honor of N/R
Maker pays it in full @ maturity date
If payment before the ending of If payment after the ending of accounting period
the accounting period
1. Adjusting Entry @ end of period
Entry @ maturity date:
Interest Receivable XX
Cash XX
Interest Revenue XX
N/R XX
2. Entry @ maturity date:
Int. Rev XX
Cash XX
N/R XX
Interest Receivable XX
Interest Revenue XX remaining interest
Dishonor of N/R
If note isn't paid in full @maturity date
If expect future payment(with hope) If no hope of collection
A/R XX All. D. A XX
N/R XX N/R XX
Interest Rev. XX
On March 4, 2015, the credit manager authorizes a write-off of the $1,000 balance owed by A. Noonan.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the adjusting entry to record the estimated uncollectible accounts expense in 2014.
(b) Show the statement of financial position presentation of accounts receivable on December 31, 2014.
(c) On March 4, before the write-off, assume the balance of Accounts Receivable account is $140,000 and
the balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a credit of $2,000. Make the appropriate entry to
record the write-off of the Noonan account. Also show the statement of financial position presentation of
accounts receivable before and after the write-off.
Ans: N/A, LO: 3, Bloom: AN, Difficulty: Medium, Min: 20, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem
Solving, IMA: FSA