A Debit Balance in the Allowance Account May Exist Before

question 133

Multiple Choice

A debit balance in the allowance account may exist before recognizing estimated uncollectibles for the period because

• A)firms sometimes write off specific customers' accounts during an accounting period as the firm identifies the specific customers whose accounts have become uncollectible.
• B)firms generally wait until the end of the accounting period to recognize bad debt expense for the period.
• C)the account will always have a credit balance after recognizing the provision for estimated uncollectibles for the period.
• D)all of the above.
• E)none of the above.

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