Chapter 7: Question 18Q (page 362)
Indicate three reasons why a company might sell its receivables to another company.
Business entities are generally involved in selling receivables in situations ofunavailability of credit, non-violation of lending arrangements, and difficulty in collecting receivables.
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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.
Use the information presented in BE7-5 for Wilton, Inc.
(a) Instead of an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Balance of \(2,400 credit, the balance was \)1,900 debit. Assume that 10% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. Prepare the entry to record bad debt expenses.
(b) Instead of estimating uncollectible based on a percentage of receivables, assume Wilton prepares an aging schedule that estimates total uncollectible accounts at \(24,600. (Assume an allowance of \)2,400 credit.) Prepare the entry to record bad debt expenses.
BE7-5 (L03) Wilton, Inc. had net sales in 2017 of \(1,400,000. At December 31, 2017, before adjusting entries, the balances in selected accounts were Accounts Receivable \)250,000 debit, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $2,400 credit. If Wilton estimates that 8% of its receivables will prove to be uncollectible, prepare the December 31, 2017, journal entry to record bad debt expense.
Presented below are a number of independent situations.
Instructions
For each individual situation, determine the amount that should be reported as cash. If the item(s) is not reported as cash, explain the rationale.
1. Checking account balance \(925,000; certificate of deposit \)1,400,000; cash advance to subsidiary of \(980,000; utility deposit paid to gas company \)180.
2. Checking account balance \(600,000; an overdraft in special checking account at same bank as normal checking account of \)17,000; cash held in a bond sinking fund \(200,000; petty cash fund \)300; coins and currency on hand \(1,350.
3. Checking account balance \)590,000; postdated check from customer \(11,000; cash restricted due to maintaining compensating balance requirement of \)100,000; certified check from customer \(9,800; postage stamps on hand \)620.
4. Checking account balance at bank \(37,000; money market balance at mutual fund (has checking privileges) \)48,000; NSF check received from customer \(800.
5. Checking account balance \)700,000; cash restricted for future plant expansion \(500,000; short-term Treasury bills \)180,000; cash advance received from customer \(900 (not included in checking account balance); cash advance of \)7,000 to company executive, payable on demand; refundable deposit of $26,000 paid to federal government to guarantee performance on construction contract.
Use the information from BE7-2, assuming Restin Co. uses the net method to account for cash discounts. Prepare the required journal entries for Restin Co.
GROUPWORK (Income Effects of Receivables Transactions) Sandburg Company requires additional cash for its business. Sandburg has decided to use its accounts receivable to raise the additional cash and has asked you to determine the income statement effects of the following contemplated transactions.
1. On July 1, 2017, Sandburg assigned \(400,000 of accounts receivable to Keller Finance Company. Sandburg received an advance from Keller of 80% of the assigned accounts receivable less a commission of 3% on the advance. Prior to December 31, 2017, Sandburg collected \)220,000 on the assigned accounts receivable, and remitted \(232,720 to Keller, \)12,720 of which represented interest on the advance from Keller.
2. On December 1, 2017, Sandburg sold \(300,000 of net accounts receivable to Wunsch Company for \)270,000. The receivables were sold outright on a without recourse basis.
3. On December 31, 2017, an advance of \(120,000 was received from First Bank by pledging \)160,000 of Sandburg’s accounts receivable. Sandburg’s first payment to First Bank is due on January 30, 2018.
Instructions
Prepare a schedule showing the income statement effects for the year ended December 31, 2017, as a result of the above facts.
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