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Financial statement analysis Horizontal analysis

Financial statement analysis: Horizontal analysis Horizontal analysis can be used with any financial statement. Business decision-makers use horizontal analysis to assess the soundness and performance of a company based on detected trends of increase and decrease. These trends are also used to project future performance and financial position. The change in dollar amount of income

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Bad debts expense – Balance sheet approach

Bad debts expense: Balance sheet approach Under the balance sheet approach, bad debts expense is computed by a two-step process. First, the balance in Accounts Receivable is multiplied by the estimated uncollectible percentage. The result is the desired ending balance in the Allowance account. Desired ending balance in the Allowance account = Balance in Accounts Receivable × Estimated

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Bad debts expense – Percentage of sales method

Bad debts expense: Percentage of sales method Under the income statement approach, called the percentage of sales method, bad debts expense is computed by multiplying the estimated credit loss (uncollectible amounts) percentage by the amount of net credit sales for the year. First, we must determine the amount of the credit sales for the year: Credit sales = Net

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