The bathroom is offset from the beds, located in a corner of the room near the entrance. Standard double room bathrooms are often equipped with towels, floor mats, plastic water cups, hairdryers and assorted travel size bottles of soap, shampoo, body lotion and conditioner.
Therefore a provision account called allowance for doubtful accounts is credited in the adjusting entry. Thus: The bad debts expense account, just like any other expense account, is closed to income summary account of the period. The allowance for doubtful debts is contra-asset account. Accounts Receivable. $15,000.
If a firm has made a sufficient provision in its allowance for doubtful accounts, reported earnings will not be penalized by bad debts when the bad debts occur. If uncollectible accounts are larger than expected, however, the firm will have to increase the size of the account and reduce reported income. Also called allowance for bad debts, reserve for bad debts. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.