writtenoff A/C Dr.
To Accounts Receivable Cr.
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(To sundry Debtors A/c ) Cr.
DR Allowance for Doubtful Accounts CR Accounts Receivable
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Accounts Receivable - DR Bad Debts written off - CR
Decrease in accounts receivable happens on the account of receipt of payments, discounts given, or bad debts written off.
Accounts receivable is an asset account and therefore debit in nature. If you were to credit it, you would reduce its balance. This would usually be done upon receipt of payment or when a receivable is written off.
Notes receivable come into existence when a promissory note is written in business favor, whereas accounts receivable are the persons to whom business have to receive money for credit sales.
Desmond Goch has written: 'Finance and Accounts for Managers' 'Finance and accounts for managers' -- subject(s): Accounting, Business enterprises, Finance, Managerial accounting
bad debt recovery It is when account receivable previously written off as uncollected is now collected. The entry is to reverse the original write-off by debiting accounts receivable and crediting allowance for bad debts. A second entry is required for the collection by debiting cash and crediting accounts receivable. A high ratio of recoveries to write-offs may signify to the analyst that the firm writes off uncollected debts too quickly.
Aging accounts receivable helps determine which customers owe you and for how long, which makes it easier to determine whether a customer needs just a simple reminder or needs their account to be written off as bad debt. In doing so, you can effectively determine who to be wary of lending to and who you can trust to repay you in an orderly fashion...
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Notes Receivable is a written agreement to pay at stated date and it is beneficial for company as if company required money before the actual date of then company can sell or give that notes to third party for collection at specified date and can receive money immediately from that third party for utilizing in business while under actual accounts receivable situation company has to wait till specified period of time to collect money from debtors.
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