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On July 1, 2017, Moresan Company sold special-order merchandise on credit and received in return an interest-bearing note receivable from the customer. Moresan will receive interest at the prevailing rate for a note of this type. Both the principal and interest are due in one lump sum on June 30, 2018.

On September 1, 2017, Moresan sold special-order merchandise on credit and received in return a zero-interest-bearing note receivable from the customer. The prevailing rate of interest for a note of this type is determinable. The note receivable is due in one lump sum on August 31, 2019.

Moresan also has significant amounts of trade accounts receivable as a result of credit sales to its customers. On October 1, 2017, some trade accounts receivable were assigned to Indigo Finance Company on a non-notification (Moresan handles collections) basis for an advance of 75% of their amount at an interest charge of 8% on the balance outstanding.

On November 1, 2017, other trade accounts receivable were sold without recourse. The factor withheld 5% of the trade accounts receivable factored as protection against sales returns and allowances and charged a finance charge of 3%.

Instructions

How should Moresan account for the trade accounts receivable factored on November 1, 2017? Why?

Short Answer

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The journal entry will includedebit of cash, loss from the sale, and a credit will include accounts receivables, receivable from factors.

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Definition of Loss

Loss can be defined as the financial disadvantages occurring because of the short-term or long-term sale of any asset at lower than its actual cost.

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Accounting for Trade Receivables Factored on 1 November 2017

Under accounting for trade receivables factored without resource, the business entity will debit cash with the amount receipted from factor and credit accounts receivables factored. It will also include debit of loss on sale equal to 3% of receivables factored and credit receivables from factor equal to 5% of accounts receivables factored.

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(Transfer of Receivables) Use the information for Jones Company as presented in E7-20. Jones is planning to factor some accounts receivable at the end of the year. Accounts totaling \(25,000 will be transferred to Credit Factors, Inc. with recourse. Credit Factors will retain 5% of the balances for probable adjustments and assesses a finance charge of 4%. The fair value of the recourse obligation is \)1,200.

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(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the receivables.

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(Journalizing Various Receivable Transactions) The trial balance before adjustment for Phil Collins Company shows the following balances.

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Instructions

Using the data above, give the journal entries required to record each of the following cases. (Each situation is independent.)

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(Accounting for Zero-Interest-Bearing Note) Soon after beginning the year-end audit work on March 10 at Engone Company, the auditor has the following conversation with the controller.

Controller: The year ended March 31st should be our most profitable in history and, as a consequence, the board of directors has just awarded the officers generous bonuses.

Auditor: I thought profits were down this year in the industry, according to your latest interim report.

Controller: Well, they were down, but 10 days ago we closed a deal that will give us a substantial increase for the year.

Auditor: Oh, what was it?

Controller: Well, you remember a few years ago our former president bought stock in Henderson Enterprises because he had those grandiose ideas about becoming a conglomerate. For 6 years we have not been able to sell this stock, which cost us \(3,000,000 and has not paid a nickel in dividends. Thursday we sold this stock to Bimini Inc. for \)4,000,000. So, we will have a gain of \(700,000 (\)1,000,000 pretax) which will increase our net income for the year to \(4,000,000, compared with last yearโ€™s \)3,800,000. As far as I know, weโ€™ll be the only company in the industry to register an increase in net income this year. That should help the market value of the stock!

Auditor: Do you expect to receive the \(4,000,000 in cash by March 31st, your fiscal year-end?

Controller: No. Although Bimini Inc. is an excellent company, they are a little tight for cash because of their rapid growth. Consequently, they are going to give us a \)4,000,000 zero-interest-bearing note with payments of $400,000 per year for the next 10 years. The first payment is due on March 31 of next year.

Auditor: Why is the note zero-interest-bearing?

Controller: Because thatโ€™s what everybody agreed to. Since we donโ€™t have any interest-bearing debt, the funds invested in the note do not cost us anything and besides, we were not getting any dividends on the Henderson Enterprises stock.

Instructions

Do you agree with the way the controller has accounted for the transaction? If not, how should the transaction be accounted for?

Wood Incorporated factored $150,000 of accounts receivable with Engram Factors Inc. on a without-recourse basis. Engram assesses a 2% finance charge of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 6% of accounts receivable for possible adjustments. Prepare the journal entry for Wood Incorporated and Engram Factors to record the factoring of the accounts receivable to Engram.

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