On January 16, Whole Circle, Inc sold $5,000 merchandise to Smith, on account. Whole Circle could not collect cash from Smith and wrote off the account. Prepare a journal entry to record the write-off, assuming Whole Circle uses the allowance method

What will be an ideal response


Allowance for Bad Debts 5,000
Accounts Receivable—Smith 5,000

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