At January 1, Everbright Sales Has the Following Balances

Essay

At January 1, Everbright Sales has the following balances:
$$\begin{array} { | c | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Date } & \text { Accounts Receivable } & \text { Debit } & \text { Credit } & \text { Balance } \\\hline & & & & 18,000 \text { Dr. } \\\hline & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Date } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Allowance for } \\\text { Doubtful Accounts }\end{array} & \text { Debit } & \text { Credit } & \text { Balance } \\\hline & & & & 1,200 \mathrm { Cr } \text {. } \\\hline & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Date } & \text { Bad Debts Expense } & \text { Debit } & \text { Credit } & \text { Balance } \\\hline & & & & \\\hline & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$ During the year, Everbright has $150,000 of credit sales, collections of $140,000, and write-offs of $3,000. Everbright records bad debt expense at the end of the year using the aging method. At the end of the year, the aging analysis produces a figure of $1,900, being the estimate of uncollectible accounts at end of year.
Required:
1. What is the December 31 journal entry to record the bad debts expense?
2. Present the Everbright accounts receivable in a partial balance sheet at December 31st.