ACCT 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Subledger, Debits And Credits, Accounts Receivable

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Asset that occurs when a service has been provided but cash will not be received until the following period. Cash (contra account) is the sum of the physical cash on hand and the multiple bank accounts held by the company. Value of all these accounts as control accounts is that the amounts in them should be supported by or reconcilable to detailed lists or subsidiary ledgers or some such background data. Most accounts receivables are recognised but not collected revenue. Net realisable value is the amount expected to be collected. Often uncertainty in collection, can be difficult. If collectable amount is expected to be lower than originally anticipated, the receivable must be reduce to an estimated collectable amount. Gross accounts receivable minus the allowance for doubtful debts. The allowance functions to adjust the net value down to the lower of cost and the current estimated collectable amount. On the balance sheet accounts receivable are valued at this net amount.

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