In 2022, Company A had net credit sales of $2,250,000. On January 1, 2022, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $54,000. During 2022, $90,000 of uncollectible accounts receivable were written off. Past experience indicates that the allowance should be 10% of the balance in receivables (percentage of receivables basis). If the accounts receivable balance at December 31 was $600,000, what is the required adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2022?

When a company makes sales on account, debit accounts receivable and credit sales. Based on assessment, some or all of the receivables may be uncollectible.

To account for this, debit bad debit expense and credit allowance for doubtful debt. Should the debt become uncollectible (i.e go bad), debit allowance for doubtful debt and credit accounts receivable.

Given that Past experience indicates that the allowance should be 10% of the balance in receivables

Allowance = 10% * $600,000

= $60,000

Amount written off of $90,000 would have made the balance in the allowance for doubtful debts to

= $90,000 - $54,000

= $36,000 (Debit)

However, the balance in the account at the end of the year should amount to $60,000 hence the adjustments required

= $60,000 + $36,000

= $96,000 (credit)