When Using the Allowance Method,after a Company Has Previously Written

question 191

Multiple Choice

When using the allowance method,after a company has previously written off an account,________.

• A) the company continues to send monthly statements to the customers whose accounts have been written off
• B) the company cannot collect from these customers because their accounts have been written off
• C) when a customer pays on an account that has been written off, the company needs to reverse the write-off to the Allowance for Bad Debts account and then record the receipt of cash
• D) the company does not need to reestablish the receivable account

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Definitions:

Liabilities

Financial obligations or debts owed by a business to external parties or individuals.

Accounts Payable

Funds that a company needs to pay back to its suppliers or creditors for products and services that it has acquired.

Income Statement

A financial statement that reports a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period, showing revenues, expenses, and profits or losses.

Prepaid Expense

Prepaid Expense represents payments made for expenses which benefits have not yet been received, recognized as assets until they are incurred.