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Receivables

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Refers to amounts due from individuals and companies

Expected to be collected in cash

*one of most liquid assets

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Accounts receivable

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Amounts customers owe on account

Result from sale of goods and services

30-60 days

*Most significant type of claim held by a company

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Notes receivable

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Claims for which formaul instruments of credit are issued as evidence of the debt

exted 60-90 days or longer

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Trade receivables

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Notes and accounts receivable that result from sales transactions

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Other receivables

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Include nontrade receivables such as interest receivable, loans to company officers, advances to employees, and income taxes refundable

*not from operations

*classified and reported as seperate items

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Issues with accounts receiveable

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  1. Recognizing accounts receivable
  2. Valuing accounts receivable

Also, accelerated cash receipts from receivables

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Bad Debts Expense

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An expense account to record losses from extending credit

AKA “Uncollectible accounts expense”

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Direct write-off method

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A method of accounting for bad debts that involves charging receivable balances to Bad Debt Expense at the time receivables from a particular company are determined to be uncollectible

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Allowance method

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Involves estimating uncollectible accounts at the end of each period

Provides better matching of expenses with revenues

receievables at net realizable value

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Cash (net) realizable value

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The net amount a company expects to receive in cash from receivables

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Material

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Significant or important information to financial statement users

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What type of account is Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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a contra account because they do not know which customers will pay

not closed at the end of fiscal year

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Cash realizable value formula

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Accounts receivable - Allowance for doubtful accounts

14
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Who writes off accounts?

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To maintain good internal control, companies should not authorize someone to write off accounts who also has daily responsibilities related to cash or receivables

15
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Write-offs and recovery affect what?

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Affects the balance sheet accounts

not the income statement

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Percentage of receivables basis

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Management establishes a percentage relationship between the amount of receivables and expected losses from uncollectible accounts

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Aging the accounts receivable

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Company prepares a schedule in which customer balances are classified by the length of time they have been unpaid

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Amount of bad debts expense adjusting entry

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The difference between the required balance and the existing balance in the allowance account

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When allowance account has a debit balance prior to adjustment

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Occurs because the debits to the allowance account from write-offs exceeding the beginning balance in the account which was based on previous estimates for bad debts

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Promissory note

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A written promise to pay a specified amount of money on demand or at a definite time

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Maker: promissory note

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The party making the promise to pay

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Payee: promisory note

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The party to whom payment is to be made

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3 uses for promissory notes

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When individuals and companies lend or borrow money

When amount of transaction and the credit period exceed normal limits

settlement of accounts receivable

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Two key parties to a note and entries made

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Maker - credits notes payable

Payee - debits notes receivable

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Three issues in accounting for notes receivable

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Recognizing notes receivable

Valuing notes receivable

Disposing of notes receivable

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Maturity rate: in terms of days

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Omit the date the note is issued but include the due date

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Interest

$730 12% 120 days

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730 x 12% x 120/360

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Fair value: loans and receivables

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FASB believes it would be a more accurate view

Banks believe it could cause large swings in a bank’s reported net income

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A note is honored

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A note is honored when its maker pays in full at its maturity date

30
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Amount due at maturity

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The face value of the note plus interest for the length of time specified on the note

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dishonored note

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A note that is not paid in full at maturity

No longer negotiable

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Five steps of managing accounts receivable

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  1. Determine to whom to extend credit
  2. Establish a payment period
  3. Monitor collections
  4. Evaluate the liquidity of receivables
  5. Accelerate cash receipts from receivables when necessary
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Concentration of credit risk

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A threat of nonpayment from a single large customer or class of customers that could adversely affect the financial health of the company

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Net Credit Sales

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Net sales - cash sales

35
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Receivables turnover ratio

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Net Credit Sales

Average Net Receivables

Measures the number of times, on average, a company collects receivables during the period

*asses the liquidity of receivables

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Average accounts receivable

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can be computed from the beginning and ending balances of the net receivables

*assuming seasonal factors are not significant

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Average collection period

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365

Receivables Turnover Ratio

*Measures the average amount of time that a receivable is outstanding

Should not exceed credit term period

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Captive finance companies

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Encourage sale of company’s products by assuring financing to buyers

Owned by the company selling the product

*have responsibility for accounts receivable

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Reasons for the sale of receivables

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  1. Size
  2. Companies may sell receivables because they may be the only reasonable source of cash
  3. Billing and collection are often time-consuming and costly
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Factor

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A finance company or bank that buys receivables from businesses for a fee and then collects the payments directly from the customers

41
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Selling of receivables: GAAP

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Easy to do under GAAP

difficult to achieve under IFRS

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