CH 09
CH 09
CH 09
Thirteenth Edition
Weygandt Kimmel Kieso
Chapter 9
Receivables as a
Percentage of
Company Total Assets
Ford Motor Company 43.2%
General Electric 41.5
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) 12.7
DuPont Co. 11.7
Intel Corporation 3.9
ILLUSTRATION 9.1
Receivables as a percentage of assets
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Recognizing Accounts Receivable
• Service organizations record a receivable when it
performs service on account
• Merchandisers record accounts receivable at point of
sale of merchandise on account
• Companies report receivables from employees
separately in financial statements
Tasanee was the accounts receivable clerk for a large non-profit foundation that provided
performance and exhibition space for the performing and visual arts. Her responsibilities included
activities normally assigned to an accounts receivable clerk, such as recording revenues from
various sources that included donations, facility rental fees, ticket revenue, and bar receipts.
However, she was also responsible for handling all cash and checks from the time they were
received until the time she deposited them, as well as preparing the bank reconciliation. Tasanee
took advantage of her situation by falsifying bank deposits and bank reconciliations so that she
could steal cash from the bar receipts. Since nobody else logged the donations or matched the
donation receipts to pledges prior to Tasanee receiving them, she was able to offset the cash that
was stolen against donations that she received but didn’t record. Her crime was made easier by the
fact that her boss, the company’s controller, only did a very superficial review of the bank
reconciliation and thus didn’t notice that some numbers had been cut out from other documents
and taped onto the bank reconciliation.
Allowance for
Accounts Receivable Doubtful Accounts
Bal. 200,000 12,000 Bal.
Bal. Bal.
Allowance for
Accounts Receivable Doubtful Accounts
Bal. 500 25 Bal.
Sale 100
Allowance for
Accounts Receivable Doubtful Accounts
Bal. 500 25 Bal.
Sale 100 333 Coll.
Allowance for
Accounts Receivable Doubtful Accounts
Bal. 500 25 Bal.
Sale 100 333 Coll. 15 Exp.
Allowance for
Accounts Receivable Doubtful Accounts
Bal. 500 25 Bal.
Sale 100 333 Coll. 15 Exp.
10 w/o w/o 10
Bal. 257 30 Bal.
Nike, Inc.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
We make ongoing estimates relating to the ability to collect our
accounts receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of our customers to make required
payments. In determining the amount of the allowance, we consider
our historical level of credit losses and make judgments about the
creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit
evaluations. Since we cannot predict future changes in the financial
stability of our customers, actual future losses from uncollectible
accounts may differ from our estimates.
ILLUSTRATION 9.12
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Notes Receivable
Determining the Maturity Date
• On demand
• At the end of a stated period of time
• On a stated date
Computing Interest ILLUSTRATION 9.15
Formula for computing interest
ILLUSTRATION 9.16
Computation of interest
ILLUSTRATION 9.17
Timeline of interest earned
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Accrual of Interest Receivable
Illustration: Prepare the entry Wolder’s would make to record
the honoring of the Higley note on November 1.
Nov. 1 Cash 10,375
Notes Receivable 10,000
Interest Receivable 300
Interest Revenue (€10,000 × 9% × 1/12) 75
Cash 3,451
Notes Receivable 3,400
Interest Revenue 51