Accounts that are unlikely to be paid and are treated as loss is considered as bad debt.Provision for Bad Debts can also be the income statement accountalso known as Bad Debt Expense or Noncollectable Account Expense. In this situation, the Provision for Bad Debts reports the credit losses that refer to the period shown on the income statement.
If it is a doubtful bad debt the provision to be made. It is helpful to the firm to face the debitor if turns into a bad debt in future, in addition to that, the liquidity position will increase.
Provisions and Reserves are the amount setaside out of profits. When the amount is set aside for a particular purpose it is called a provison. Examples for this is Provision for Baddebts and provision for Depreciation and Provision for Discounts on Debtors. when the amount is setaside for particular purpose is called a provision whereas Reserve is the amount setaside out of profit but not for particular purpose. In most cases provision is incorrectly described as Reserve. One cannot create Reserve for baddebts.
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Good debt is an investment helps to build credit. Bad debt is the amount that the entity has lost.
No, bad debt is an expense and is reflected on the P&L Statement.
The provision for bad debts will be categorized under the profit and loss account.
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Provision for doubtful debt is current asset which is created as a reduction in accounts receivable balance and which is adjusted at actual bad debt.
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The double entry for recording provision for doubtful debt is: Dr. Doubtful Debts (P&L expense a/c) xxx Cr. Provision for Doubtful debt xxx Once it is certain that the debt has gone bad debt; following entry is made: Dr. Provision for Doubtful debt xxx Cr. Loan / Portfolio xxx
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Provision for bad and doubtful debt is not go to profit and loss account, and it is go to balance sheet.
If it is a doubtful bad debt the provision to be made. It is helpful to the firm to face the debitor if turns into a bad debt in future, in addition to that, the liquidity position will increase.
Neither, a bad debt becomes an expense on the P&L. the provision created against this is liability
Provisions and Reserves are the amount setaside out of profits. When the amount is set aside for a particular purpose it is called a provison. Examples for this is Provision for Baddebts and provision for Depreciation and Provision for Discounts on Debtors. when the amount is setaside for particular purpose is called a provision whereas Reserve is the amount setaside out of profit but not for particular purpose. In most cases provision is incorrectly described as Reserve. One cannot create Reserve for baddebts.
The reserve for bad debts is a provision set aside for debts (debtors) in the balance sheet that might not be collectable. This provision can be either specific or general: * Specific bad debt provision - a provision set aside for specific or identified individual debts considered not collectable. This provision is allowable for tax deduction * General bad debt provision - a provision set aside for non specific debts, it might be for eexample 100% of all debts over 90 days old and 50% of debts over 60 days old. It is a general provision to cover the fact if any of these debts go bad and is not an allowable deduction for tax purposes
A provision for bad debt is an accounting category/entry wherein the idea is to set aside monies/reserve from inclusion in income catigories in one's budget for debts owed to oneself/one's company which may become bad debts in the event they are not paid timely by the debtor. A specific bad debt is a debt owed to you by a debtor which you have determined or by the length of time it has remained unsatisfied your rules require that you identify as not to be collectable in normal process and which you now plan to turn over to your bill collecting process.