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Answer: Direct write-off method and the allowance method.
Under the direct write-off method,
- A receivable from a customer will be recorded as a bad debt expense when it actually becomes uncollectible.
- Bad debt expense is recorded in the year in which a receivable from a customer becomes uncollectible.
- “Bad Debt Expense” account is used to write-off the uncollectible accounts.
Under the allowance method,
- An estimated amount of bad debt is recorded as soon as a sale is made.
- Bad debt expense is recorded in the year in which a sale is made.
- "Allowance for Doubtful Accounts” is used to write-off the uncollectible accounts
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