All Essential Benefits/Effects/Facts & Information. Olive leaf extract is a supplement derived from the leaves of the plant that bears olive (a fruit from which the cooking oil is derived from) and contains the main bioactives of hydroxytyrosol/tyrosol and oleuropein/ligstroside.
When a customer defaults on an amount due, this is called bad debt. When an account is deemed to be uncollectible, the business must remove the receivable from the books and record an expense. This is considered an expense because bad debt is a cost of doing business.
Calculating the percentage of bad debt. The basic method for calculating the percentage of bad debt is quite simple. Divide the amount of bad debt by the total accounts receivable for a period, and multiply by 100. There are two main methods companies can use to calculate their bad debts. The first method is known as the direct write-off method, which uses the actual uncollectable amount of debt.