Smart Art Is a New Establishment

question 72

Essay

Smart Art is a new establishment. During the first year, there were credit sales of $40,000 and collections of credit sales of $36,000. One account for $650 was written off. The company decided to use the aging method to account for bad debts expense. It has calculated an amount of $200 as their estimate of uncollectible amounts at year-end. Prepare the journal entry required to record Bad debts expense at the end of the year.

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Definitions:

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of global accounting guidelines for preparing financial statements.

GAAP

Stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which are a collection of commonly-followed accounting rules and standards for financial reporting in the United States.

If Converted Method

An accounting method used to calculate diluted earnings per share, assuming all convertible securities were converted to common stock.

Treasury Stock Method

A method used to compute the number of new shares that could potentially be created by unexercised in-the-money warrants and options, used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.