shareholders‚ financial auditors‚ financial analysts‚ potential investors. 2. How will reducing the provision for uncollectible accounts affect the income statement and the balance sheet? Balance Sheet: When the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts‚ a contra asset account‚ is reported on the balance sheet‚ the company expects that some of its accounts receivable will not be collected. It will debit Bad Debt Expense and credit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts. This will result in reduction of “Current
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Debt and equity financing Debt and equity financing is the sources of funding can provide you with all the cash you need to start or grow your business. Debt financing Debt financing means borrowing money from an outside source with the promise of paying back the borrowed amount‚ plus the agreed-upon interest‚ at a later date. When a firm raises money for working capital or capital expenditures by selling bonds‚ bills‚ or notes to individual and/or institutional investors can be considered as debt
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How People Fall Into Debt Unfortunately in today’s demanding society‚ many find themselves racking up thousands of dollars of debt. There are many different reasons as to why people wind up in this mentally and finically stressful position. While some people are just fiscally irresponsible and lack personal discipline; others that are much more responsible aren’t immune to debt‚ they can be hit with an unexpected medical bill or job loss. Living outside of ones pay check and unexpected medical incidents
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health care providers. Bad Debt is referred to as any bill submitted for payment by a third party or patient which is not paid in full and unlikely to be paid for various reasons. While hospitals must make an effort to collect outstanding debts‚ many argue that current collection practices target poor and uninsured individuals who might otherwise qualify for charity care. Bad debt should include only those cases where patients were expected and able to pay but did not. Bad debt should not be considered
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Example of bad debts recovered: The balance for Debtor A; RM 1‚500 as at 1/1/2011. On 15/3/2011‚ Debtor A could not be traced and was written off as bad debts. On 20/10/2011‚ Debtor A repaid his debt by cheque for RM 1‚500. Accounting period ends on 31/12/2011. |Date | | |JOURNAL |Debit (RM) |Credit (RM) | |15/3/2011 |DR | |Bad debts expense
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Subject: Bad Debt Expense Memo Introduction Your company has three uncollectible accounts which from three new customers: University of Hare-Brain‚ Dim-State University‚ and the College of Silly‚ each of them owned amount of $5‚000 when they filed for bankruptcy. You decide whether to write the total $15‚000 account payable off as a bad debt expense
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(C) BAD DEBTS‚ BAD DEBTS RECOVERED AND PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL DEBTS. Bad debts Introduction Customers who buy goods on credit might fail to pay for them‚ perhaps: Out of dishonesty‚ They have gone bankrupt‚ They are incurring losses in their businesses‚ Because of unexpected introduction of foreign exchange control restrictions by their country’s government during the credit period (i.e. if they are trading internationally). They are dead. In these circumstances‚ a business might decide
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TITLE PAGE CREDIT MANAGEMENT AND THE INCIDENCE OF BAD DEBT IN NIGERIA MONEY-DEPOSIT BANKS. (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC) BY NWOKOLO CHIMEZIE THANKGOD BF̸ 2005 ̸ 027 A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
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United States debt has reached infamous levels of expansion ; reaching an ascent of over $19 Trillion in Debt with an enormous fiscal gap of over $210 Trillion ( REPORTS ) ( The Federal Debt ). In this event and with our levels of debt‚ if the United States were to experience a macro economic and geopolitical event‚ such as the Great Depression of the 20th century‚ the U.S. Economy could reach its deadline (Foreign Holdings). Although some people may be convinced that this national debt is what keeps
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respectively. Her monthly payment on an automobile loan is $375. What is Louise’s debt payments-to-income ratio? Is Louise living within her means? (LO 5.3) Louise’s Gross Income = $3‚000 Less: Income taxes = -700 Less: Social Security Tax = -250 Less: IRA contribution = -100 Net take-home pay = $1‚950 Her monthly payments on VISA‚ MasterCard‚ and a car loan add up to $500 per month. Louise’s debt payments to income ratio is 500 to 1‚950‚ or 25.6 percent. This ratio exceeds
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