Each December 31, Kimura Company Ages Its Accounts Receivable to Determine

Essay

Each December 31, Kimura Company ages its accounts receivable to determine the amount of its adjustment for bad debts. At the end of the current year, management estimated that $16,900 of the accounts receivable balances would be uncollectible. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account had a debit balance of $1,200 before any year-end adjustment for bad debts. Prepare the adjusting journal entry that Kimura Company should make on December 31, of the current year, to estimate bad debts expense.