At the time of admission of new partner Vasu, old partners Paresh and Prabhat had debtors of Rs. 6,20,000 and a provision for doubtful debts of Rs. 20,000 in their books. As per terms of admission, assets were revalued, and it was found that debtors worh Rs. 15,000 had turned bad and hence should be written off. Which journal entry reflects the correct accounting treatment of the above situation?
At the time of admission of new partner Vasu, old partners Paresh and Prabhat had debtors of Rs. 6,20,000 and a provision for doubtful debts of Rs. 20,000 in their books. As per terms of admission, assets were revalued, and it was found that debtors worh Rs. 15,000 had turned bad and hence should be written off. Which journal entry reflects the correct accounting treatment of the above situation?
Solution
An existing provision of already covers the bad debt of . So the debt is written off against the provision and no charge reaches the Revaluation A/c.
Entries: Bad Debts A/c Dr. , To Debtors ; then Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c Dr. , To Bad Debts . Revaluation would be debited only if the provision were inadequate.
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