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What effect does a write-off have on the income statement and the net receivable balance on the balance sheet?Multiple choice question.There is no effect on either.Net income on the income statement and the net receivables on the balance sheet are both increased.There is no effect on the income statement and the net receivable balance is reduced.Net income on the income statement and the net receivables on the balance sheet are both reduced.

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What effect does a write-off have on the income statement and the net receivable balance on the balance sheet?Multiple choice question.There is no effect on either.Net income on the income statement and the net receivables on the balance sheet are both increased.There is no effect on the income statement and the net receivable balance is reduced.Net income on the income statement and the net receivables on the balance sheet are both reduced.

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The correct answer is: Net income on the income statement and the net receivables on the balance sheet are both reduced.

Here's why:

  1. Write-off is an accounting action that reduces the value of an asset while simultaneously reducing the amount of profit reported in the income statement. When a company writes off a bad debt, it is acknowledging that a certain receivable amount will not be collected. This directly reduces the company's net income on the income statement.

  2. On the balance sheet, accounts receivable is an asset. When a portion of this asset is written off, the total value of assets (in this case, net receivables) decreases.

So, a write-off reduces both the net income on the income statement and the net receivables on the balance sheet.

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