Horngren's Accounting (11th Edition)
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Chapter 9, Problem S9.4SE
Collecting a receivable previously written off-direct write-off method
Gate City Cycles had trouble collecting its account receivable from Shawna Brown. On June 19, 2016, Gate City finally wrote oil Browns $700 account receivable. On December 31, Brown sent a $700 check to Gate City.
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