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CENTURY 21 ACCOUNTING © 2009 South-Western, Cengage Learning
LESSON 17-2LESSON 17-2
Writing Off and Collecting Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
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JOURNALIZING WRITING OFF AN JOURNALIZING WRITING OFF AN UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNT RECEIVABLEUNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE
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January 4. Wrote off Metro Food Court’s past-due account as uncollectible, $1,621.00. Memorandum No. 3.
1. Debit2. Credit and customer’s name
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2. Post the credit amount to general ledger.
POSTING AN ENTRY TO WRITE OFF AN POSTING AN ENTRY TO WRITE OFF AN UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNT RECEIVABLEUNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE
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1. Post the debit amount to general ledger.
3. Post the credit amount to customer account.
4. Write Written off in the customer account.
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REOPENING AN ACCOUNT REOPENING AN ACCOUNT PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFFPREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFF
1. Enter a debit to Accounts Receivable. Place a diagonal line in the Post. Ref. column.
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January 30. Received cash in full payment of Metro Food Court’s account, previously written off as uncollectible, $1,621.00. Memorandum No. 5 and Receipt No. 12.
2. Enter a credit to Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.
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RECORDING CASH RECEIVED FOR AN RECORDING CASH RECEIVED FOR AN ACCOUNT PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFFACCOUNT PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFF page 522
January 30. Received cash in full payment of Metro Food Court’s account, previously written off as uncollectible, $1,621.00. Memorandum No. 5 and Receipt No. 12.
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3. Write the words Reopen account in the Item column of the customer account.
POSTING ENTRIES FOR COLLECTING A POSTING ENTRIES FOR COLLECTING A WRITTEN-OFF ACCOUNT RECEIVABLEWRITTEN-OFF ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE page 523
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1. Post the general journal entry to the general ledger.
2. Post the debit portion of the general journal entry to the customer account.
4. Post the cash receipts journal entry to the customer account.
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TERM REVIEWTERM REVIEW
writing off an account
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