What Is Bad Debt Recovery?

Bad debt recovery means that after the account receivable is considered uncollectible and cancelled, it may be recovered after a period of time.

Bad debt collection

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Bad debt recovery means that after the account receivable is considered uncollectible and cancelled, it may be recovered after a period of time.
Chinese name
Bad debt collection
Foreign name
bad debt recovery
Accounting
Confirmed and resold
Confirmed and resold
(1) Accounting treatment of bad debt collection under the direct write-off method
In this case, the cancelled entry will be reversed first, and then in the previous example of collection and payment, the bad debt of 18,000 yuan was cancelled in 1993, and one of the households improved their operations. At the end of 1993, the 2000 arrears of the arrears were returned:
Borrow: Accounts Receivable-Customer Name 2000
Loan: Administrative expenses-bad debt loss 2000
Borrow: Bank Deposit 2000
Loan: Accounts receivable-account name 2000
The two entries are compiled to reflect the process of canceling and recovering bad debts, and also to reflect the credit status of customers.
(II) Accounting treatment method of bad debt recovery under allowance method
In order to reflect the entire process of bad debt collection, two entries are also required:
Borrow: Accounts Receivable-Customer Name
Loan: bad debt provision
Borrow: bank deposit
Credit: Accounts Receivable-Customer Name

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