Kinder Surprise eggs, an Italian brand of egg-shaped chocolate candies containing a toy surprise inside, have been banned in the States since long before they were first manufactured in the early '70s. That's because the US has had a ban on candies with embedded toys since 1938.
(A) As used in this section, bad debt means any debt that has become worthless or uncollectible in the time period between a vendor's preceding return and the present return, has been uncollected for at least six months, and that may be claimed as a deduction pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 68A Stat.A) As used in this section, bad debt means any debt that has become worthless or uncollectible in the time period between a vendor's preceding return and the present return, has been uncollected for at least six months, and that may be claimed as a deduction pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 68A Stat.
The bad debt expense is registered in the accounting system with two simulataneous transactions. 1  A debit transaction is applied to a non-cash expense account, bad debt expense.  A credit transaction for the same amount is applied to a contra asset account, allowance for doubtful accounts. On the balance sheet, allowance for doubtful accounts is applied to lower acounts receivable, thereby lowering the value of total assets.