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A company ages its accounts receivables to determine its end of period adjustment for bad debts. at the end of the current year, management estimated that $39,375 of the accounts receivable balance would be uncollectible. prior to any year-end adjustments, the allowance for doubtful accounts had a credit balance of $3,285. what adjusting entry should the company make at the end of the current year to record its estimated bad debts expense?

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User Frithjof
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Allowance for doubtful accounts
39,375−3,285=36,090

The journal entry
Debit: Bad Debt Expense
36,090
Credit: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
36,090
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