Bonds That Are in Default Are Given a B Rating

question 19

True/False

Bonds that are in default are given a B rating instead of an A rating.​

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Definitions:

Journal Entry

A journal entry is a record in accounting that logs a transaction in the financial statements of a business.

Allowance Method

An accounting technique used to account for bad debts by estimating uncollectible accounts at the end of each period.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra asset account used to estimate the portion of a company's accounts receivable that may not be collected.

Write-off

The process of recognizing that a portion of a company's inventory or accounts receivable is no longer valuable and removing it from the financial statements.