Bad Debts and provision for bad debts
Beautiful_bobo
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Please can someone help me. I am really struggling with this.
In Osborne tutorial 8.4 we have:-
Debtors balances at 31 December 2005, before writing off bad debts, 105,200
Bad debts written off 31 December 2005, 1800
2.5% provision for doubtful debts 31 December 2005
Then we have:-
Debtors balances at 31 December 2006, before writing off bad debts, 115,600
Bad debts written off 31 December 2006, 2400
2.5% provision for doubtful debts 31 December 2006
Then we have:-
Debtors balances at 31 December 2007, before writing off bad debts, 110,200
Bad debts written off 31 December 2007, 1400
2.5% provision for doubtful debts 31 December 2007.
We have to do T-Accounts for these and put the figures in p&L and Balance sheet. I have not got a clue. So advise or help would be appreciated as I have had a few sleepless nights worrying about this.
Thanks for all your help.
In Osborne tutorial 8.4 we have:-
Debtors balances at 31 December 2005, before writing off bad debts, 105,200
Bad debts written off 31 December 2005, 1800
2.5% provision for doubtful debts 31 December 2005
Then we have:-
Debtors balances at 31 December 2006, before writing off bad debts, 115,600
Bad debts written off 31 December 2006, 2400
2.5% provision for doubtful debts 31 December 2006
Then we have:-
Debtors balances at 31 December 2007, before writing off bad debts, 110,200
Bad debts written off 31 December 2007, 1400
2.5% provision for doubtful debts 31 December 2007.
We have to do T-Accounts for these and put the figures in p&L and Balance sheet. I have not got a clue. So advise or help would be appreciated as I have had a few sleepless nights worrying about this.
Thanks for all your help.
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2005:
You will have;
Dr P&L Bad debts 1800
Cr BS SLCA 1800
Dr P&L Bad debts (can't remember if you make a new code for provision on the P&L) 2585
Cr BS Provision for doubtful debts BS 2585.
2006:
Dr P&L Bad debts 2400
Cr BS SLCA 2400
Dr P&L Bad debts 245
Cr BS Provision for bad debts 245
(Balance in Provisions account is now Cr 2830 (2.5% of 115600-2400)
2007:
Dr P&L Bad debts 1400
Cr BS SLCA 1400
Dr BS Provision for bad/doubtful debts 110
Cr P&L Bad debts 110
(Balance in Provisions account is now Cr 2720 (2.5% of 110200-1400)
Basically you write of the specific bad debts before you calculate the provision %age.
Hope this helps, kinda hard to explain on the computer..0 -
Bad Debt and provision for bad debt
Thank you so much. If you were not so far away I would be up there to give you a hug.0 -
LOL! I hope that all made sense !0
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I was struggling with that bit.
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These are really great and proving really helpful.0
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