Smith Company has credit sales of $1,000,000, sales returns and allowances of $10,000, accounts receivable of $560,000, and an allowance for uncollectible accounts (debit) of $42,000 at year-end. Using the percent-of-sales method, if uncollectible accounts were estimated at 1% of credit sales in the prior year and no year-end adjusting entry has been made for Uncollectible-Account Expense, what action should the company take in regards to uncollectible accounts?
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