ACCT 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Accounts Receivable, Income Statement, Current Asset

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Amounts customers owe on account that result from the sale of goods and services. Written promise (formal instrument) for amount to be received. Generally over a longer term (6+ months) Has an interest component because of the longer period. Non trade receivables such as interest, loans to officers, advances to employees, and income taxes refundable. Service organization records a receivable when it performs service on account. Merchandiser records accounts receivable at the point of sale of merchandise on account---when ownership transfers. Difference between accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts (sometimes called allowance for uncollectible accounts/bad debt---afda/ada) Sales on account raise the possibility of accounts not being collected. Seller records losses that result from extending credit as bad debt expense. Direct write-off: (against the rules of gaap) Receivable not stated at net realizable value. Instead of waiting to see if a particular customer won"t pay us, we estimate losses at the beginning. Generally not all collectible---unless working w like gov"t.

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