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Basic Question 8 of 24
Which of the following statement(s) is (are) FALSE?
II. Collection of an account receivable increases a company's cash flow as well as its net income.
III. The allowance for doubtful accounts is a contra account.
IV. The net realizable value of accounts receivable decreases each time an account receivable is written off through the allowance method.
I. The direct write-off method of recognizing uncollectible accounts expense has the advantage of matching revenue with expenses of the same accounting period.
II. Collection of an account receivable increases a company's cash flow as well as its net income.
III. The allowance for doubtful accounts is a contra account.
IV. The net realizable value of accounts receivable decreases each time an account receivable is written off through the allowance method.
User Contributed Comments 5
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| chicyvan | why I, II , IV |
| yael | I. False. The direct write off method identifies specific AR which are worthless. It does not match revenues and expenses in the same accounting period. II. False. Collection of accounts receivable is recorded as a debit to Cash and a credit to accounts receivable. It increases the company's cash flow (debit to cash). But it does not affect income. (Both Cash and AR are Balance Sheet items) III. True. Allowance for AR is a contra account. Meaning, for balance sheet reporting purposes, it is deducted from Accounts Receivable. IV. False. When an accounts receivable is written off using the allowance method, the entry is a debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and a Credit to Accounts Receivable. Net realizable value is AR less allowance. Hence, when allowance method is use, there is a deduction of allowance for doubtful accounts, and a corresponding deduction of AR account. Therefore net realizable value remains unchanged. Hope this helps |
| prachirp | Very nice explanation. |
| rfvo | Agreed, nice 1 Yael |
| ana2 | thanks yael. very helpful |
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Learning Outcome Statements
describe general principles of expense recognition, specific expense recognition applications, implications of expense recognition choices for financial analysis and contrast costs that are capitalized versus those that are expensed in the period in which they are incurred
CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 2.