| | Aging of accounts receivables |
| | Name | Total | 1-30 days | 31-60 days | 61-90 days | more than 90 days |
| | A | € 15,000 | € 15,000 |
| | B | € 24,000 | € 24,000 |
| | C | € 24,000 | € 12,000 | € 12,000 |
| | D | € 15,000 | € 2,000 | € 3,000 | € 10,000 |
| | E | € 12,000 | € 3,000 | € 5,000 | € 3,000 | € 1,000 |
| | Other | € 36,000 | € 25,000 | € 7,000 | € 2,000 | € 2,000 |
| | Total | € 126,000 | € 81,000 | € 27,000 | € 15,000 | € 3,000 |
| | Historical bad debt percentages | | 1.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 60.0% |
| | Bad debt allowance to be provided |
| | Account Receivables valuation |
| | Thomson Corp. had sales of € 100,000 during 2015, including € 60,000 on credit. Balances on Dec. 31, 2014, were Accounts Receivable, € 9,000, and Allowance for Bad Debts, € 800 (= credit balance). Data for 2015: collections on accounts receivable were € 56,000. Bad debts expense was estimated at 2 % of credit sales, as in previous years. Write-offs of bad debts during 2015 were € 1,000. |
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| | CREDIT SALES |
| | Balance Sheet on Nov. 30, 2014 |
| | Assets | | Equities |
| | Equipment | 2,000 | Paid-in Capital | 8,000 |
| | Land | 2,500 | Retained Earnings | 1,000 |
| | Office Supplies Inventory | 1,200 | Loan Payable | 2,000 |
| | Accounts Receivable | 7,400 | Tax payables | 900 |
| | Cash, Bank | 3,000 | Accounts payable | 3,200 |
| | Prepaid expenses | 3,000 | Unearned rent revenue | 4,000 |
| | Total assets | 19,100 | Total equities | 19,100 |
| | ASSETS ACCOUNTS |
| | CASH, BANK | | | OFFICE SUPPLY INVENTORY | | | ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES | | | EQUIPMENT | | | LAND | | | PREPAID EXPENSES |
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| | EQUITY AND LIABILITIES ACCOUNTS |
| | PAID IN CAPITAL | | | RETAINED EARNINGS | | | TAX PAYABLES | | | ACCOUNTS PAYABLES | | | | LOAN PAYABLE | | | SALARY PAYABLES | | | | UNEARNED RENT REVENUE |
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| | | | | | | | | | END.BAL. | € 0 |
| | TEMPORARY ACCOUNTS | | | | | | | | | € 0 | € 0 |
| | transactions |
| | 1. Cash-Purchase of € 1 800 of Office Supplies Inventory |
| | 2. Performed consulting services, for which we received € 9,100 cash immediately |
| | 3. Received an invoice for a series of advertisements, € 1 200, that appeared in the local news during December and will be paid in January. |
| | 4. In November 2014 we performed additional consulting work, € 2 000 on credit (5/30, n 90) and in December the customer used the discount for prompt payment. |
| | 5. Performed advertisement services for Customer XYZ, for which we will receive € 1,000 on 2 month credit sale. |
| | 6. Paid salaries to employees of € 1 200 for December. |
| | 7. We sold some of the redundant office supplies inventory on the market –€ 500 through credit card transaction (a straight 3% of credit card services were taken). |
| | 8. Received an invoice for external services of € 1 400 for December to be paid with 60 credit term |
| | 9. Paid outstanding tax payables. |
| | 10. Paid trade creditors € 1,300. |
| | 11. The cost of office supplies used during December is € 1,100. |
| | 12. In the beginning of September 2014 a subscription rights for local newspaper magazine of € 6 000 was paid for half-a year term in advance; |
| | 13. In the beginning of October 2014 company receives rent for 6 months in advance, €6,000 |
| | 14. At the end of the month Company repaid to the Bank credit tranche 500 and paid interest charges (interest rate as of 9 % p.a.) |
| | 15. At the end of month the Customer XYZ made a claim on the advertisement services and we agreed to sales allowance (a reduction of the original selling price) in the amount of 20%. |
| | 16. Depreciation of equipment for December amounts to € 100. |
| | INCOME STATEMENT |
| | EXPENSES | | | REVENUES |
| | Assets | | Owner`s equity and liabilities |
| | Equipment | | Paid-in Capital |
| | Land | | Retained Earnings |
| | Office Supplies Inventory | | Loan Payable |
| | Accounts Receivable | | Tax payables |
| | Cash, Bank | | Accounts payable |
| | Prepaid expenses | | Unearned rent revenue |
| | Total assets | | Total equities |