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Don Company experienced the following transactions and events during December 2019. The company uses allowance method to account for uncollectible receivables.
(1) On 1 December, the company paid $4,800 for a 2-year fire insurance coverage which commenced immediately.
(2) On 1 December, the company took a bank loan of $300,000. The interest is 4% per annum payable annually.
(3) On 10 December, the company wrote off $10,000 balance owed by Jerry Chan who is declared bankrupt.
(4) On 10 December, the company reinstated the account of Emily Tan that was written off in October 2019. The company received $20,000 cash in full payment.
(5) On 15 December, the company issued 1,000,000 shares at $0.50 per share for additional working capital.
(6) On 20 December, the company is sued by one of its competitors for infringement of the competitor’s patent. After discussing with the legal advisors, the management concluded that the loss of the lawsuit was probable, and they must pay out $2 million.
(7) On 30 December, a customer paid $3,000 deposit for goods worth $30,000 to be delivered in January 2020.
(8) Overtime wages of $5,000 for December 2019 were omitted.
(9) A bank service charge of $100 for December 2019 was not recorded by the company.
Analyse the above and prepare the necessary entries to describe them for the month of December 2019
i'm new to accounting. Anyone knows how to solve this question?
Don Company experienced the following transactions and events during December 2019. The company uses allowance method to account for uncollectible receivables.
(1) On 1 December, the company paid $4,800 for a 2-year fire insurance coverage which commenced immediately.
(2) On 1 December, the company took a bank loan of $300,000. The interest is 4% per annum payable annually.
(3) On 10 December, the company wrote off $10,000 balance owed by Jerry Chan who is declared bankrupt.
(4) On 10 December, the company reinstated the account of Emily Tan that was written off in October 2019. The company received $20,000 cash in full payment.
(5) On 15 December, the company issued 1,000,000 shares at $0.50 per share for additional working capital.
(6) On 20 December, the company is sued by one of its competitors for infringement of the competitor’s patent. After discussing with the legal advisors, the management concluded that the loss of the lawsuit was probable, and they must pay out $2 million.
(7) On 30 December, a customer paid $3,000 deposit for goods worth $30,000 to be delivered in January 2020.
(8) Overtime wages of $5,000 for December 2019 were omitted.
(9) A bank service charge of $100 for December 2019 was not recorded by the company.
Analyse the above and prepare the necessary entries to describe them for the month of December 2019