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Quick questions on Bad and Doubtful Debts - TCE Accounting (Tasmania)
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What is writing off a bad debt?Show answer
When a specific debtor is confirmed uncollectable, the amount is removed from debtors and recognised as an expense.
What are the allowance for doubtful debts?Show answer
At balance day, prudence says the likely future losses on current debtors should be recognised now, in the period the sales (and profit) were recorded. Rather than naming specific debtors, the business estimates a total and creates an allowance.
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