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At 31 December 20X4 a company’s trade receivables totalled $864,000 and the allowance for
receivables was $48,000.
It was decided that debts totalling $13,000 were to be written off. The allowance for receivables was to
be adjusted to the equivalent of five per cent of the receivables.
What figures should appear in the statement of financial position for trade receivables (after deducting
the allowance) and in the statement of profit or loss for receivables expense?
answer= $7,550 is it a debit or a credit balance?
The allowance is 5% x (864,000 – 13,000) = 42,550. This is always a credit balance, and it appears in the SOFP as a reduction from receivables.
The expense in the SOPL is 13,000 – (48,000 – 42,550) = 7,550 and is a debit balance because it is an expense.