The entry for creating a Provision for bad debts is

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• From the following details find out the amount to be debited to Profit and Loss A/c as fresh provision for doubtful debts during 2012-13 Debtors ` 30,000 as on 31.03.2013; Bad debt during the year ` 1,500; Provision for bad debts as on 01.04.2012 ` 2,000; Provision for doubtful debts to be kept at 5% of total debtors
• As on 31st March, 2017 debtors and additional bad debts are ` 8,00,000 and ` 10,000 respectively. If the provision for bad debts is made at 5% on debtors then amount of such provision will be
• Provision for Doubtful Debt on 1st April, 2018 was `21,500. During the year 2018 – 19 the Bad-debt and Recovery of Bad-debt were ` 10,500 and ` 2,100 respectively. The Sundry Debtors on 31st March, 2019 were `2,25,000. Provision is to be made @ 5% on Debtors. If on 31st March, 2019, there was additional Bad-debt of ` 2,500 then Provision for doubtful-debt will be
• If actual bad debts are more than the provision for bad debts, then there will be a
• Provision for bad and doubtful debts is created in anticipation of actual bad debts on the basis of:
• It is supposed that on 31-12-20012, the sundry debtors are amounted to Rs. 40,000. On the basis of past experience, it is estimated that 5 % of the sundry debtors are doubtful. It is also suppose that during the year 2013 actual bad debts were Rs. 1,600. What entry will pass to create provision for doubtful debts?
• Provision for bad debts is
• Bad -debts written off always affect the:
• Bad debts recovered account will be transferred to
• Bad debts recovered is