Chapter 24: Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
Study Plans
Chapter 24 Study Plan
Self-Assessment Quizzes
Chapter 24, Section 1, The Direct Write-Off Method
Chapter 24, Section 2, The Allowance Method
Chapter 24, Section 3, Estimating Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
Extend: A Matter of Ethics
Chapter 24: Uncollectible Accounts, p. 656
- Using your favorite news Web sites, find an article about misstatement of
uncollectible accounts receivable. Use the search term "uncollectible accounts."
- A 2002 case is described in the
article "Sears, Roebuck & Co. Is Sued by Chicago Law Firm Much Shelist for
Securities Fraud"
www.teplanet.com/
- Write a brief report detailing how the uncollectible accounts were misrepresented,
the impact on earnings, the ethics principles that were violated, and how investors
were harmed.
