|| HIGH-YIELD ACCOUNTING REVIEW || FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ADJUSTING
ENTRIES & CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK || COMPLETE PRACTICE SET || EXAM-
READY STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
Accounts Receivable - CORRECT ANSWER - Sales on account to customers.
Bad Debt Expense - CORRECT ANSWER - Income Statement Account for
recording accounts that are deemed uncollectible.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - CORRECT ANSWER - Balance Sheet
Contra-Asset that reduces accounts receivable.
Aging Method - CORRECT ANSWER - Approach to Estimating the
Allowance Account that incorporates the Passage of Time.
Allowance Method - CORRECT ANSWER - Utilizes a singular percentage of
a Company's Accounts Receivable to determine the amount to record for Bad
Debt Expense and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
Percentage of Sales Method - CORRECT ANSWER - Utilizes a singular
percentage of a Company's Sales to determine the amount to record for Bad
Debt Expense and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. Sometimes called the
Income Statement Approach.
Terms of Sale - CORRECT ANSWER - 2/10/n/30- Terms that state a 2%
discount will be offered if the invoice is paid in 10 days. If the discount is not
taken the full amount is due in 30 Days.
Sales Discount - CORRECT ANSWER - Reducing a Sales Price to encourage
prompt payment.