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Irrevocable debts

TTran10y ago
Question: "Panther owns her own business selling Gladiator dolls to department stores. At 30 June 20X2 she had the following balances in her books: Trade receivables $31,450 Allowance for receivables (General) (as at 1 July 20X1) $(450) A balance of $1,000 due from Selfrodges Co is considered irrecoverable and is to be written off. Horrids Co was in financial difficulty and Panther wished to allow for 60% of their balance of $800. She also decided to make a general allowance of 10% on her remaining trade receivables. What was the allowance for receivables in her statement of financial position at 30 June 20X2?" Answers of the book: "General allowance =10%*((Trade receivables - irrevocable debts) - Horrids) = 10%*((31.45 - 1) - 0.8) = 2.965 Specific allowance = 0.8 * 60% = 0.48 Total allowance = 3.445" I don't know why they could calculate the "general allowance" by the formular above, and this is my answer: "General allowance = 10%*((Trade receivables - irrevocable debts) - specific allowance of Horrids) = 10%*((31.45 - 1) - 0.8 * 60%) = 2.997 Specific allowance = 0.8 * 60% = 0.48 Total allowance = 3.477" Please tell me why BPP Revision kit used this method to find out the answer, thank you so much.
John MoffatJohn MoffatAdmin10y ago#1
If they are allowing for 60% of Horrid's debt, then presumably they think that the other 40% is no problem, therefore they will not want 10% of that as well - it would be allowing for it twice :-) (By the way, the word is 'irrecoverable' not 'irrevocable' :-) )
TTran10y ago#2
Thank you, I got it. The key point here is to avoid double record.
Aaugustine10y ago#3
Irrecoverable Debts May you please clarify for me why answer to Test question # 2 is $139.2 instead of $98.40
TTran10y ago#4
May I help you, I dont understand your question
Aaugustine10y ago#5
at 31 Dec 2005 the ledger of X Co. included a $5.376 allowance for receivables. During the year ended 31 Dec 2006 irrecoverable debts of $2040 were written off . Receivables balance at 31 Dec 2006 totaled $173760 and the company wished to carry forward a general allowance of 2%. The total charge for irrecoverable debts and change in allowance for receivables in the 2006 statement of Profit or Loss is A $98.4 B $139.2 C $3.904.8 D $5.515.2
TTran10y ago#6
For your question, Total charge to P&L = 2040 + (173760 * 0.02 - 5376) = $139.2 Because: Allowance for receivable for the year X6 = 173760 * 0.02 The receivables balance at 31 Dec 2006 is "Net receivables after deducting irrecoverable debts occurred during the fiscal year"
John MoffatJohn MoffatAdmin10y ago#7
harry1094 is correct (but please don't answer questions in this forum because it is Ask the Tutor (although do help people in the other forum :-) )
TTran10y ago#8
Yep, I got it, I dont make a same mistake again in the future ;)
John MoffatJohn MoffatAdmin10y ago#9
No problem :-)
Aaugustine10y ago#10
THANKS VERY MUCH
John MoffatJohn MoffatAdmin10y ago#11
You are welcome :-)
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