Vasguez Corporation had a 1/1/20 balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $20,000 CR. During 2020, it wrote off $14,400 of accounts and collected $4,200 on accounts previously written off. The balance in Accounts Receivable was $400,000 at 1/1/20 and $480,000 at 12/31/20. At 12/31/20, Vasguez estimates that 5% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. What is Bad Debt Expense for 2020?

a. $14,200
b. $24,000
c. $18,400
d. $4,000

Below are the steps in the measurement process of external transactions. arrange them from first (1) to last (6). event step post transactions to the general ledger. assess whether the transaction results in a debit or credit to account balances. use source documents to identify accounts affected by an external transaction. analyze the impact of the transaction on the accounting equation. prepare a trial balance. record the transaction in a journal using debits and credits.