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QCE Accounting Questions Thread
« on: February 20, 2019, 02:37:36 pm »
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QCE ACCOUNTING Q&A THREAD

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Re: QCE Accounting Questions Thread
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2020, 02:22:44 pm »
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Hi, I just wanted some help with this question:

"Explain how the reporting of provision for doubtful debts in the Statement of Financial Position ensures relevance and faithful representation."

Thanks.

willem.grobler

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Re: QCE Accounting Questions Thread
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2020, 10:12:20 am »
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Faithful representation requires that The Statement of Financial Position of a business is an accurate as possible reflection (given the limitations of financial statements) of the financial state of the Assets, Liabilities and Owner's Equity (A = L + OE) of a business at a particular moment in time.
Because businesses who sell on credit experience bad debt, it is reasonable to expect that the value of Accounts Receivable as an asset includes amounts that will near certainly become bad in the future and that the value of Accounts Receivable is therefore overstated.
Incorporating Provision for Doubtful Debts as a contra asset to Accounts Receivable therefore reduces the asset value of Accounts Receivable and the Statement of Financial position becomes a more faithful representation of the actual value of the business assets.
Calculating, adjusting and reporting the Provision for Doubtful Debts in the current financial period, ensures that readers of financial statements have current and material information on which to base decisions, e.g. credit policy enforcement and management effectiveness decisions that may impact achievement of business goals.

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Re: QCE Accounting Questions Thread
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2020, 09:38:02 am »
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Hey, what is the easiest way to like do general journals/ledgers and trail balance, i struggle with these the most, so any tips would be amazing, thankyou in advance.