Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Irrecoverable debts and provision for doubtful debts

Irrecoverable debts and provision for doubtful debts — practice question

Shilpa’s financial year finishes on 30 April. On 31 March 2021, she wrote off a debt owed by Tahir as irrecoverable. Which journal entry was recorded by Shilpa on 31 March 2021?

  • Adebit: income statement; credit: Tahir
  • Bdebit: irrecoverable debts; credit: income statement
  • Cdebit: irrecoverable debts; credit: Tahir
  • Ddebit: Tahir; credit: irrecoverable debts

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