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Chapter 7, Cont.

Marketable Securities  (stocks and bonds) - short term investment  - list them at current value
            * Bought 100  $25 shares
                        Dr   Marketable Security        $ 2500
                          Cr  Cash                                           $ 2500
            * Later, it�s $28/share, so�
                        Dr   Marketable Security        $ 300
                            Cr Unrealized Gain                        $ 300
                  --that way, they know it�s unrealized b/c it hasn�t been cashed in yet!
            * Later, if it dropped to $22/share�
                        Dr   Unrealized Loss                $ 600
                             Cr  Marketable Security                $ 600

       
Securities Available for Sale- not actively trading, but available if company needs cash
       
Transactional Securities- will be changed to market value
       
Debt Securities- will not be adjusted to market value if not intended to be sold

Accounting for Notes Receivable                                                                        Thursday 21 October
      **Example:
                  Receivables             20,000                                  
Income Statement
                      Revenue                         20,000                             Revenue          20,000
                  Salaries Expense     10,000                                   
    Sal Expense    10,000
                      Cash                               10,000                         Net Income         10,000

The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
      **If we believe we wont ever receive the 20,000:
                              Dr  Bad Debt Expense                         20,000
                                   Cr   Allowance for Doubtful Accounts          20,000    <-- contra-asset account

           so now�                                              
Income Statement
                                                                              Revenue             20,000    <-- we still earned this
                                                                               Sal Expense      10,000    <-- expenses total
                                                                         
    Bad Debt Exp   20,000             30,000
                                                                         Net Loss                 10,000
          Receivables                              20,000
          Allow for Doubtful Accts    
< 20,000 >
                         Net Receivables          --0--

Uncollectible Accounts
            Accounts Receivable:  1,000,000                                                 Loss
                                                                      < 30 days         500,000        1%        5,000
                                                                      > 30 < 60         300,000        2%        6,000
                                                                      > 60 < 90         150,000       10%     15,000
                                                                      > 90 days           50,000       50%    
25,000
                                                                                                                               51,000
                                                        (use this approach if most are routine receivables)
          Accounts Receivable     1,000,000                    Dr  Bad Debt Expense     51,000
          Allowance for DA        
< 51,000 >                       Cr Allow for DA                  51,000
                                                   949,000

Writing off Uncollectible Accounts
     we decide that JB Co. will not pay their $10,000, so we write it off:

          Dec 31, 2002
         
          Accts Rec                        Allow for DA              Dr  Allow for DA        10,000
         
1,000,000        10,000             10,000        51,000                 Cr Receivable: JB Co.       10,000
             990,000                                                   41,000
                                                                                                     legally, they still owe it!
          Dec 31, 2003
               Accounts Receivable:  1,500,000                                            Loss
                                                                    < 30 days         700,000        1%        7,000
                                                                    > 30 < 60         500,000        2%      10,000
                                                                    > 60 < 90         200,000       10%     20,000
                                                                    > 90 days         100,000       50%   
50,000
                                                                                                                             87,000
             estimated loss is different now, we must adjust:
     
       Accts Rec               Allow for DA      Bad Debt Exp         Dr  Allow for DA        10,000
     1,500,000                                       41,000      46,000                           Cr Receivable: JB Co.       10,000
                                                            46,000
                                                            87,000

Problem 7.3 (p 311)
     1.  Not yet due      500,000       1%         5,000
     2.  < 30 days         210,000       3%         6,300
     3.  > 30 < 60           80,000       10%       8,000
     4.  > 60 < 90           15,000       20%       3,000
     5.  > 90 days           30,000       50%    
15,000
                                                                    37,300
     Receivables     835,000                                            
Allowance for Doubtful Accts
                           
< 37,000 >                                                                        11,800
                              797,000                                            
                             25,500     
                                                                                                                      37,300
     Dr  Bad Debt Expense               25,500
          Cr  Allow for Doubt Accts               25,500

More on Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

      **balance wont always be the same as �Bad Debt Expense� b/c it�s a permanent account, and �BD Exp� is closed.

     Allowance for DA
     Beginning Balance       10,000
     - Write-offs                 < 5,000 >       <-- happen during the period
     + Bad Debt Expense   
25,000          <-- happen only periodically
     Ending Balance             30,000
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