That means accounts receivable minus the value of the allowance for doubtful or uncollectible accounts -- in other words, net realizable value. Companies rely on past experience to estimate what ...

Continuing with the example, subtract $100 from $1,000 to get a new balance in "allowance for doubtful accounts" of $900. Subtract $100 from $20,000 to get a new "accounts receivable" balance of ...

Accounts receivable aging is useful in determining the allowance for doubtful accounts. The aged receivables report tabulates those invoices owed by length, often in 30-day segments, for quick ...

An allowance for bad debt is a valuation account used to estimate the amount of a firm's receivables that may ultimately be uncollectible. It is also known as an allowance for doubtful accounts.

Amazon disclosed in its quarterly filing that its allowance for doubtful accounts jumped $400 million last quarter. The balance is an estimate of contracts that Amazon believes its customers won't ...

It is useful to examine both the mean and standard deviation of the beginning-allowance-to-write-offs ratio over a period of several years. The mean can be compared to the benchmark figure of one to ...