Purchases Returns & Allowances Journal Format & Calculation

A purchases journal is a subsidiary-level journal in which is stored information about purchasing transactions. This journal is most commonly found in a manual accounting system, where it is necessary to keep high-volume purchasing transactions from overwhelming the general ledger. All types of purchases made on credit are recorded in the purchases journal, including office […]

A Guide to Bookkeeping: Skills, Salaries, and Careers

A balance sheet informs you of the resources owned by the business (assets) and how they were financed (liabilities and equity). If you are looking for bookkeeping services, a wide range of providers are available online. Make sure you compare rates, check they are insured, have anti-money laundry in place and read reviews before making […]

9 2: Account for Uncollectible Accounts Using the Balance Sheet and Income Statement Approaches Business LibreTexts

For example,a category might consist of accounts receivable that is 0–30 dayspast due and is assigned an uncollectible percentage of 6%. Anothercategory might be 31–60 days past due and is assigned anuncollectible percentage of 15%. All categories of estimateduncollectible amounts are summed to get a total estimateduncollectible balance. That total is reported in Bad Debt […]