The Following Information Is Available for Parsons Corporation, Which Uses

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Essay

The following information is available for Parsons Corporation, which uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts. $\begin{array}{l}2014 \text {, the first year of operations }\\\begin{array}{ll}\text { Sales on account } & \$ 66,000 \\\text { Collections on account } & \$ 58,000\end{array}\end{array}$
Parsons expects 1% of sales on account to be uncollectible.
Required:
a) What is the balance of Accounts Receivable at the end of 2014?
b) What is the amount of uncollectible accounts expense for 2014? Use the financial statements model below to indicate the effect of recording uncollectible accounts expense. Include dollar amounts of increases and decreases.
c) In 2015, after several attempts of collection, Parsons wrote off accounts that could not be collected in the amount of $300. Use the financial statements model that is provided to indicate the effect of the write-off on the financial statements, indicating amounts of increases and decreases.
d) Later in 2015, Erin received a check for $50 from one of the customers whose account had been written off in (c) above. Use the financial statements model to indicate the effect of the collection of the $50 on the financial statements, indicating amounts of increases and decreases.

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Definitions:

Stock Investments Account

An account that records the purchase price and subsequent value of stock investments owned by an individual or a company.

Dividends

Money given out to shareholders by a business, often coming from the profits made by the company.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries, presenting the financial results as if the group were a single entity.

Investee

A party or entity in which an investor holds an interest, often through ownership of securities.