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Ch07 Receivables
Ch07 Receivables
Receivables
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Learning objectives
• Define and explain common types of receivables and review
internal controls for receivables
• Describe how bad debts arise
• Use the allowance method to account for bad debts
• Use the direct write-off method to account for bad debts
• Journalise credit card and debit card sales
• Account for bills receivable
• Report receivables on the balance sheet and evaluate a
business using the acid-test ratio, days’ sales in receivables
and the accounts receivable turnover ratio
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7.6. Bills receivable
Dishonoured bills receivable
• If the debtor of a bill doesn’t pay a bill receivable at maturity, the
debtor is said to dishonour, or default on, the bill
• As the term of the bill has expired, the original agreement is no
longer in force, and no one will buy the bill
• However, the payee still has a claim against the debtor and
usually transfers the claim from the Bills receivable account to
Accounts receivable
• The payee records interest revenue earned on the bill and debits
Accounts receivable for the full maturity value of the bill
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7.7. Using accounting information for
decision making
• In making decisions, owners and managers use some ratios
based on the relative liquidity of assets
• A measure of the firm’s ability to pay current liabilities is the acid-
test (or quick) ratio
• The acid-test ratio tells whether the entity could pay all its current
liabilities if they came due immediately
• Acid-test ratio = (Cash + Short-term + Net current investments
receivables) / Total current liabilities
• The higher the acid-test ratio, the better the business is able to
pay its current liabilities
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