From inception of operations to December 31, 2019
Question:From inception of operations to December 31, 2019, Fortner plc provided for uncollectible accounts receivableunder the allowance method. The provisions are recorded based on analysis of customers with different risk characteristics. Bad debts written off were charged to the allowance account; recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the allowance account; and no year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made. Fortner's usual credit terms are net 30 days.
The balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was £130,000 at January 1, 2019. During 2019, credit sales totaled £9,000,000, the provision for doubtful accounts was determined to be £180,000, £90,000 of bad debts were written off , and recoveries of accounts previously written off amounted to £15,000. Fortner installed a computer system in November 2019, and an aging of accounts receivable was prepared for the first time as of December 31, 2019. A summary of the aging is as follows.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/si.question.images/image/images15/1353-B-M-A-I(3892).pngBased on the review of collectibility of the account balances in the "prior to 1/1/19" aging category, additional receivables totaling £60,000 were written off as of December 31, 2019. The 80% uncollectible estimate applies to the remaining £90,000 in the category. Effective with the year ended December 31, 2019, Fortner adopted a different method for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts at the amount indicated by the year-end aging analysis of accounts receivable.
Instructions
a. Prepare a schedule analyzing the changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2019. Show supporting computations in good form.
b. Prepare the journal entry for the year-end adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance as of December 31, 2019.
Answer:
(a) FORTNER PLC
Analysis of Changes in the
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Balance at January 1, 2019............................................................................. £130,000
Provision for doubtful accounts (£9,000,000 X 2%)..................................... 180,000
Recovery in 2019 of bad debts written off previously.................................. 15,000
325,000
Deduct write-offs for 2019 (£90,000 + £60,000).......................................... 150,000
Balance at December 31, 2019 before change
in accounting estimate................................................................................
175,000
Increase due to change in accounting estimate
during 2019 (£263,600 - £175,000)...........................................................
88,600
Balance at December 31, 2019 adjusted (Schedule 1)................................... £263,600
Schedule 1
Computation of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
at December 31, 2019
Aging
Category
Balance
% Doubtful Accounts
Nov-Dec 2019 £1,080,000 2 £21,600
July-Oct 650,000 10 65,000
Jan-Jun 420,000 25 105,000
Prior to 1/1/19 90,000(a) 80 72,000
£263,600
(a) £150,000 - £60,000
(b) The journal entry to record this transaction is as follows:
Bad Debt Expense............................................................... 88,600
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts..................................
(To increase the allowance for
doubtful accounts at December 31,
2019, resulting from a change
in accounting estimate)
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