Each December 31, Davis Company Ages Its Accounts Receivable to Determine

question 6

Essay

Each December 31, Davis Company ages its accounts receivable to determine the amount of its adjustment for bad debts. At the end of the current year, management estimated that $16,900 of the accounts receivable balances would be uncollectible. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account had a debit balance of $3,200 before any year-end adjustment for bad debts. Prepare the adjusting journal entry that Davis Company should make on December 31, of the current year, to estimate bad debts expense.

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