On January 1, Wei company begins the accounting period with a $40,000 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. On February 1, the company determined that $8,800 in customer accounts was uncollectible; specifically, $1,900 for Oakley Co. and $6,900 for Brookes Co. Prepare the journal entry to write off those two accounts. On June 5, the company unexpectedly received a $1,900 payment on a customer account, Oakley Company, that had previously been written off in part a. Prepare the entries to reinstate the account and record the cash received.

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Jayvion Wall

3 May, 07:20

On January 1, Wei company begins the accounting period with a $40,000 credit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. On February 1, the company determined that $8,800 in customer accounts was uncollectible; specifically, $1,900 for Oakley Co. and $6,900 for Brookes Co. Prepare the journal entry to write off those two accounts. On June 5, the company unexpectedly received a $1,900 payment on a customer account, Oakley Company, that had previously been written off in part a. Prepare the entries to reinstate the account and record the cash received.

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Walter Black · Answer 1

The Journal entries are as follows:

(a) On February 1,

Allowance for doubtful accounts Dr. $8,800

To Account receivable-Oakley Co $1,900

To Account receivable-Brookes Co $6,900

(To record write off)

(b) On June 5,

(i)

Account receivable-Oakley Co. Dr. $1,900

To Allowance for doubtful accounts $1,900

(To record amount reinstated)

(ii)

Cash A/c Dr. $1,900

To Account receivable-Oakley CO $1,900

(To record cash received)