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During 2024, its first year of operations, Laminate Construction provides services on account of $124,000. By the end of 2024, cash collections on these accounts total $92,000. Laminate estimates that 30% of the uncollected accounts will be uncollectible. In 2025, the company writes off uncollectible accounts of $8,640.Required:1. Record the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on December 31, 2024.2-a. Record the write-off of accounts receivable in 2025.2-b. Calculate the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at the end of 2025 (before adjustment in 2025).3-a. Assume the same facts as above but assume actual write-offs in 2025 were $12,960. Record the write-off of accounts receivable in 2025.3-b. Calculate the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at the end of 2025 (before adjustment in 2025).

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During 2024, its first year of operations, Laminate Construction provides services on account of 124,000.Bytheendof2024,cashcollectionsontheseaccountstotal124,000. By the end of 2024, cash collections on these accounts total 92,000. Laminate estimates that 30% of the uncollected accounts will be uncollectible. In 2025, the company writes off uncollectible accounts of 8,640.Required:1.RecordtheadjustingentryforuncollectibleaccountsonDecember31,2024.2a.Recordthewriteoffofaccountsreceivablein2025.2b.CalculatethebalanceofAllowanceforUncollectibleAccountsattheendof2025(beforeadjustmentin2025).3a.Assumethesamefactsasabovebutassumeactualwriteoffsin2025were8,640.Required:1. Record the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on December 31, 2024.2-a. Record the write-off of accounts receivable in 2025.2-b. Calculate the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at the end of 2025 (before adjustment in 2025).3-a. Assume the same facts as above but assume actual write-offs in 2025 were 12,960. Record the write-off of accounts receivable in 2025.3-b. Calculate the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at the end of 2025 (before adjustment in 2025).

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  1. The adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts on December 31, 2024, would be calculated as follows:

    The total amount of uncollected accounts is 124,000124,000 - 92,000 = 32,000.Laminateestimatesthat3032,000. Laminate estimates that 30% of this amount will be uncollectible, so the adjusting entry would be 30% of 32,000 = $9,600.

    The journal entry would be:

    Debit: Bad Debt Expense 9,600Credit:AllowanceforUncollectibleAccounts9,600 Credit: Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 9,600

2-a. The write-off of accounts receivable in 2025 would be recorded as follows:

Debit: Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 8,640Credit:AccountsReceivable8,640 Credit: Accounts Receivable 8,640

2-b. The balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at the end of 2025 (before adjustment in 2025) would be the beginning balance (9,600)minusthewriteoffs(9,600) minus the write-offs (8,640) = $960.

3-a. If the actual write-offs in 2025 were $12,960, the write-off of accounts receivable in 2025 would be recorded as follows:

Debit: Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts 12,960Credit:AccountsReceivable12,960 Credit: Accounts Receivable 12,960

3-b. The balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at the end of 2025 (before adjustment in 2025) would be the beginning balance (9,600)minusthewriteoffs(9,600) minus the write-offs (12,960). This would result in a negative balance of -$3,360. This negative balance indicates that the company underestimated the amount of uncollectible accounts in the previous year.

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