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  Under the direct write-off method, bad debts are accounted for when they are determined to be uncollectible. Therefore, Hermesch Company would report $33,000 in bad debts expense, the amount it wrote off in the current year.

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  Under direct write off method bad debt expenses are recorded in the year in which accounts receivable actually prove bad or unrecoverable.

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  In accounting, there are two methods for recording bad debts, the direct write-off and the allowance methods. Under the direct write-off method, expenses are recognized only when the account is deemed to be noncollectable.

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  950,000 a) Based on the information given, which method of accounting for bad debts is Worcester Company using-the direct write-off method or the allowance method?

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