A State Sales/use Tax Is Designed to Be Collected by the (Seller/purchaser)

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Short Answer

A state sales/use tax is designed to be collected by the (seller/purchaser) of the product and then remitted to the state.

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Definitions:

Uncollectible Accounts

Accounts receivable that a company does not expect to receive payment for, often written off as bad debts.

Percentage-of-Receivables Method

An accounting method used to estimate the amount of a company's receivables that will not be collected, based on a percentage of the total receivables.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account that represents the estimated amount of accounts receivable not expected to be collected.

Bad Debts Expense

An expense account that represents accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect and writes off as a loss.