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RECEIVABLES: INTRODUCTION TO RECEIVABLESAND ACCOUNTING FOR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLESDefinition Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market (PAS 39).Receivables represents any legitimate claim from customers and other...

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INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING, PART 1

RECEIVABLES: INTRODUCTION TO RECEIVABLES AND ACCOUNTING FOR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES Definition Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market (PAS 39). Receivables represents any legitimate claim from customers and others, most frequently arising from sales of merchandise, claims for money lent, or the performance of services. Also, receivable are normally expected to be settled by the receipt of cash. Recognition Receivables are recognized when transfer of resources takes place (e.g. when the claim arises). Valuation 1. Initial – Receivable is measured at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition. 2. Subsequent – Receivable shall be measured at amortized cost using effective interest method. Classification 1. Trade receivables – receivables arising from sale of goods or services in the normal course of business (e.g. accounts receivable and notes receivable). 2. Non-trade receivables – all other claims that are not classified as trade receivables (e.g. loans to officers and employers, advances to affiliates, advances to suppliers, accrued income, subscriptions for the entity’s securities, claims for tax refunds or rebates, claims against suppliers for returned, damaged or lost goods, overpayment to suppliers). Financial Statement Presentation 1. Items presented in the current asset section  Trade receivables collectible within twelve month or operating cycle, whichever is longer  Non-trade receivable collectible within twelve months 2. Items presented in the noncurrent section  Non-trade receivables collectible beyond one year 3. Item presented in the stockholders’ equity section  Subscription receivables which are expected to be collected beyond twelve months is presented as deduction from subscribed share capital. Moreover, the details comprising the receivables should be disclosed in the notes to financial statements. Specific considerations in reporting receivable balance 1. Accounting for accounts receivables  Initial measurement  Subsequent measurement after considering allowances to freight charges, sales discounts, return, allowances and doubtful accounts. 2. Accounting for notes receivables  Initial measurement (interest bearing or non-interest bearing notes receivables)  Subsequent measurement using effective interest method. 3. Accounting for dishonored notes 4. Accounting for loans receivables 5. Accounting for loan impairment 6. Accounting for receivable financing Introduction and Accounting for Accounts Receivable 1. These are receivables that arise from the sale of goods or services in the ordinary course of business. a. Financial assets b. Trade receivables c. Note receivables d. Account receivables 2. Non-trade receivables are a. non-derivative financial instruments which do not require settlement in cash b. non-derivative financial assets which may or may not be settled through the receipt of cash c. derivative or non-derivative financial instruments which do not require settlement in cash d. receivables other than trade receivables 3. Trade receivables are presented as current assets a. when they are collectible within one year b. when they are collectible within an entity’s normal operating cycle c. when they are backed by sufficient collateral security d. when they are collectible within an entity’s normal operating cycle, even if the normal operating cycle extends beyond one year. 4. Which of the following receivables may be presented as part of current assets? a. Receivable from a subscriber of the entity’s own shares collectible within 12 months from end of reporting period. b. Advances to affiliates, the settlement date is not yet agreed upon. c. Loan receivables from the entity’s officers collectible beyond 12 months d. Long-term receivables of a construction firm. The firm’s normal operating cycle extends beyond one year. 5. A discount given to a customer for purchasing a large volume of merchandise is typically referred to as a

a.

Cash discount

b. Trade discount

c. Size discount

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6. A method of estimating bad debts that focuses on the statement of financial position rather than the statement of comprehensive income is the allowance method based on a. Direct write-off c. Credit sales b. Aging the trade receivable accounts d. Specific accounts determined to be uncollectible 7. Estimation of uncollectible accounts receivable based on accounts receivable a. Emphasizes measurement of the net realizable value of accounts receivable b. Emphasizes measurement of bad debt expense c. Emphasizes measurement of total assets d. Is only acceptable for tax purposes 8. Under GAAP, an entry should be made to the bad debt expense account a. When an account receivable with terms 2/10, n/30 is past thirty days due b. When an account receivable previously written off is determined to be collectible c. When an account receivable is determined not to be collectible and is written off d. In the period when a sale is made and not when the receivable associated with the sale is determined to be uncollectible 9. Which of the following accounts is not affected when an account receivable written off as uncollectible is unexpectedly collected? a. Cash b. Accounts receivable c. Bad debt expense d. Allowance for bad debts 10. A company writes off as uncollectible an account receivable from a bankrupt customer. The company has an adequate amount in its Allowance for Bad debts. This transaction will a. Decrease profit for the period c. Decrease the amount of owners’ equity b. Decrease total current assets d. Have no effect on total current assets 11. A method of estimating uncollectible account that emphasizes income measurement rather than asset valuation is the allowance method based on a. Direct write-off c. Gross sales b. Aging the receivables d. Credit sales less returns and allowances 12. The entry debiting accounts receivable and crediting allowance for doubtful accounts would be made when a. A customer pays its account balance b. A customer defaults on its account c. A previously defaulted customer pays its outstanding balance d. Estimated uncollectible receivables are too low 13. When the direct write-off method of recognizing bad debts expense is used, the entry to write-off a specific customer account would a. Increase net income b. Have no effect on net income c. Increase both accounts receivable and net income d. Decrease both accounts receivable and net income 14. When the direct write-off method of recognizing bad debts expense is used, the entries at the time of collection of an account previously written off would a. Increase the net realizable value of the accounts receivable b. Decrease the net realizable value of the accounts receivable c. Increase net income d. Decrease net income 15. The “aging method” of estimating bad debts is a. A method in which a rate, which is usually determined from past experience of the business, is multiplied by the ending accounts receivable balance in order to get the required allowance balance. b. A procedure where bad debts are directly related to sales from which they arise and are reported in the same year of sale. c. An analysis of the accounts whether or not they are past due. d. A procedure where the amounts of sales for the year is multiplied by a certain rate to get the bad debts expense. PROBLEM SOLVING Trade and Other Receivables Use the following to answer the next two questions Information from the records of ABC Co. is shown below: Accounts receivable, net of P8,000 credit balance in customers’ accounts P Notes receivable (trade) Notes receivable (non-trade), P15,000 collectible within one year Dividends receivable Subscription receivable Advances to officers and employees (due in 10 months) Accounts payable, net of P10,000 debit balance in suppliers’ accounts 1. How much is the total trade receivables? a. 108,000 b. 118,000 c. 123,000 d. 133,000 2. How much is the total current receivables? b. 156,000 b. 144,000

c. 150,000

d. 154,000

100,000 15,000 30,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 3,000

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3. The Receivable control account of AAA Company shows a balance of P114,000 as of December 31, 2016. analysis of the account showed the following: Accounts receivable from regular customers P 52,000 Advances to creditors on purchase orders 15,000 Customers’ credit balances ( 5,000) Notes receivable dishonored, charged back to accounts receivable 4,000 Selling price of goods shipped to customers on December 31, 2016 under terms FOB shipping point 8,000 Subscription receivable, due June 30, 2017 40,000

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The correct balance of current trade accounts receivable of AAA as of December 31, 2016 is a. P51,000 b. P59,000 c. P60,000 d. P64,000 Accounting for Account Receivable 4. You are given the following information relating to AAA Trading, a general merchandising company: Rate of gross profit on sales 20% Accounts receivable, December 31, 2015 P 80,000 Collection on accounts receivable in 2016 430,000 Cost of goods available for sale in 2016 460,000 Merchandise inventory, December 31, 2016 100,000 Assuming all sales were on account, what was the company’s Accounts receivable balance on December 31, 2016? a. P120,000 b. P100,000 c. P90,000 d. P50,000 5. The following data were taken from the records of AAA Company for the year ended December 31, 2016: Sales on account P 3,600,000 Notes received to settle accounts 400,0000 Provision for doubtful accounts 90,000 Accounts receivable determined to be worthless 25,000 Purchases on account 3,900,000 Payments to creditors 3,200,000 Discounts allowed by creditors 260,000 Merchandise returned by customer 15,000 Collections received to settle accounts 2,450,000 Notes given to creditors in settlement of accounts 250,000 Merchandise returned to suppliers 70,000 Payments on notes payable 100,000 Discounts taken by customers 40,000 Collections received in settlement of notes 180,000 What is the net realizable value of accounts receivable on December 31, 2016? a. P890,000 b. P825,000 c. P670,000 d. P605,000 6. On June 1, 2016, AAA Corp. sold merchandise with a list price of P200,000 to BBB Corp. on account. AAA Corp. allowed trade discounts of 20% and 10%. Credit terms were 2/10, n/30 and sale was made FOB shipping point. AAA Corp. prepaid P3,000 of insurance for BBB Corp. as an accommodation. On June 10, 2016, BBB paid AAA Corp. his full account of a. P141,120 b. P144,120 c. P147,060

d. P150,000

7. On March 1, 2016, the AAA Company recorded two sales of P20,000 and P30,000 under credit terms of 3/10, n/30. Payment for the P20,000 sale was received March 10. Payment for the P30,000 sales was received on March 25. Under the gross method and net method, net sales in the March 2016 income statement are Gross method Net method Gross method Net method a. P48,500 P48,500 c. P49,400 P48,500 b. P48,500 P49,500 d. P49,400 P49,400 Use the following to answer the next two questions On December 31, 2016, ABC Co. sold goods for ₱20,000 to XYZ, Inc. on account. To induce sale, ABC Co. provides its buyers the right to return goods within 30 days upon purchase if the buyers are not satisfied with the goods. 8. Assuming ABC Co. can reliably estimate that 20% of the goods sold will be returned within the agreed period of time but 25% of the goods are actually returned on January 5, 2017, how much is the net accounts receivable recognized on the date of sale? a. 20,000 b. 16,000 c. 15,000 d. 0 9. Assuming ABC Co. cannot reliably estimate future returns, how much is the net accounts receivable recognized on the date of sale? a. 20,000 b. 16,000 c. 15,000 d. 0 10. AAA Company had the following information relating to its accounts receivable for the year 2016: Accounts receivable – January 1 P 12,000,000 Credit sales 20,000,000 Collection from customers, excluding the recovery of accounts written off 17,000,000 Accounts written off as worthless 300,000 Sales returns 1,000,000 Recovery of accounts written off 100,000 Estimated future sales returns on December 31 400,000 Estimated uncollectible accounts on December 31, per aging 1,000,000

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AAA should report the December 31, 2016 accounts receivable, before allowance for sales returns and uncollectible accounts, at a. P12,300,000 b. P13,130,000 c. P13,700,000 d. P13,800,000 11. AAA Company determined that the net realizable value of its accounts receivable at December 31, 2016 based on an aging of the receivables, was P15,000,000. Additional information is as follows: Allowance for uncollectible accounts – 1/1/2016 P 1,500,000 Uncollectible accounts written off during 2016 1,000,000 Uncollectible accounts recovered during 2016 200,000 Accounts receivable – December 31, 2016 17,000,000 For 2016, what should be AAA’s uncollectible accounts expense? a. P2,000,000 b. P1,800,000 c. P1,500,000 d. P1,300,000 12. AAA Company operates in an industry that has a high rate of bad debts. On December 31, 2016, before any year-end adjustments, the accounts receivable balance was P20,000,000 and its allowance for doubtful accounts balance was P1,500,000. The year-end balance reported for the allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the following schedule: Time Outstanding Accounts Receivable Percent Uncollectible Under 30 days P 10,000,000 5% 31 - 180 days 5,000,000 10% 181 - 360 days 3,000,000 30% More than one year 2,000,000 100% The accounts which have been outstanding for more than one year and 100% uncollectible would be written off immediately. What should be the doubtful accounts expense for the year ended December 31, 2016? a. P1,900,000 b. P2,000,000 c. P2,400,000 d. P3,900,000 13. The following accounts were abstracted from AAA Company’s unadjusted trial balance at December 31, 2016: Debit Credit Accounts receivable P 20,000,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts 300,000 Net credit sales P 70,000,000 AAA estimates that 5% of the gross accounts receivable will become uncollectible. The doubtful accounts expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 should be a. P3,500,000 b. P1,300,000 c. P1,000,000 d. P700,000 14. All of AAA Company’s sales are on a credit basis. The following information is available for 2016: Allowance for doubtful accounts, 1/1/2016 P 1,000,000 Sales 22,000,000 Sales returns 2,000,000 Accounts written off as uncollectible 600,000 Recovery of accounts written off 200,000 AAA provides for doubtful accounts expense at the rate of 10% of net sales. At December 31, 2016, the allowance for doubtful accounts balance should be a. P3,200,000 b. P2,800,000 c. P2,600,000 d. P2,000,000 15. On January 1, 2016, the balance of accounts receivable of AAA Company was P5,000,000 and the allowance for doubtful accounts on same date was P800,000. The following data were gathered: Credit Sales Writeoffs Recoveries 2013 P 10,000,000 P 250,000 P 20,000 2014 14,000,000 400,000 30,000 2015 16,000,000 650,000 50,000 2016 25,000,000 1,100,000 145,000 Doubtful accounts are provided for as percentage of credit sales. The accountant calculates the percentage annually by using the experience of the three years prior to the current year. How much should be reported as 2016 doubtful accounts expense? a. P330,000 b. P750,000 c. P812,500 d. P875,000 16. The AAA Publishing Company follows the procedure of debiting Bad Debts Expense for 2% of all new sales. Sales for four consecutive years and year-ended allowance account balances were as follows: Allowance for Year Sales Bad Debts 2013 P 2,100,000 P 21,500 2014 1,975,000 35,500 2015 2,500,000 50,000 2016 2,350,000 66,000 Compute the amount of accounts written off for the year 2016. a. P35,500 b. P31,000 c. P25,500 d. P5,500 Use the following information to answer the next three questions AAA Corporation provided for uncollectible accounts receivable under the allowance method since the start of its operations to December 31, 2016. Provisions were made monthly at two percent of credit sales; bad debts written off were charged to the allowance account; recoveries of bad debts previously written off were credited to the allowance account; and no year-end adjustments to the allowance account were made. AAA's usual credit terms are net 30 days....