Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
KAZAN
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
DOUBTFUL DEBTS ALLOWANCE DEVELOMENT: STAGES AND METHODS OF CALCULATION
Form of presentationArticles in international journals and collections
Year of publication2015
Языкрусский
  • Garyncev Andrey Gennadievich, author
  • Kulikova Lidiya Ivanovna, author
  • Lyzhova Anna Valerevna, author
  • Bibliographic description in the original language L.I. Kulikova. Doubtful Debts Allowance Develoment: Stages and Methods of Calculation //Kulikova L.I., Garyncev A.G., Goshunova A.V. // Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. – 2015. – № 6 (1 S3). – P. 448-452. – 0,48 p.l.
    Annotation The paper investigates the problem of doubtful debts allowance development for the purposes of receivables reflection in the accounting (financial) statements. Comparison of approaches to forming the allowance in compliance with the US, Russian and international accounting standards is fulfilled. It is proved that the allowance of doubtful debts formation should be based on the principle of accounting conservatism. In this case, it is advisable to use the method of accounts receivable aging based on the probability of payment coefficient. This coefficient represents the best assessment by the managers of the possible amount of the accounts left without repayment by the buyers judging from the past experience of relations with the debtors. The steps of forming an allowance are described in detail, basing on the certain procedures fulfillment.
    Keywords the debtor, the debt, allowance, doubtful, accountancy, US GAAP, IAS
    The name of the journal Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
    URL http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/5753
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