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What do you think "An increase in provision for bad debt will"?

1. Decrease Net Income

2. Decrease Liability

3. Increase Net Income

4. Increase Liability

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Question added by Mehboob Ali Laghari , Social Mobilization Team Incharge , TRDP-European Union
Date Posted: 2015/08/06
ABDUL NAVAS KOVVAL CHEMBILALY
by ABDUL NAVAS KOVVAL CHEMBILALY , Accountant , Landmark Group, Qatar

it will decrease the income

Mohammed Asim Nehal
by Mohammed Asim Nehal , M Asim Nehal & Co , Chartered Accountants

Correct answer is 1. Decrease Net Income

Said Shaban
by Said Shaban , Accountant , Tri State Materials Testing

1- Decrease Net Income-------

The reduction on income to cater for bad debts affect net income thus decrease in the net income.

Muhammad Usman Zubair
by Muhammad Usman Zubair , Manager Accounts -Projects , Bahria Town Construction Wing Phase-8

Option No.1, Net Income will decrease

 

Muhammad Mubashir
by Muhammad Mubashir , AM Finance and Accounts , Trillium Information Security Systems Pvt Ltd

it will increase liability

mohamed fares
by mohamed fares , senior accountant , سيف الله مصطفى

DR. expenses

GR. provision for bad debt

so, the answer is decrease net income and increase in liability 

ibrahim p ponnachan thodi
by ibrahim p ponnachan thodi , Audit assistant , Argee&company

1 It will decrease the income because its charge to profit and loss account

Zeeshan Dossani
by Zeeshan Dossani , Manager Audit , Aga Khan Grants & Review Board for Pakistan

1 for sure! It will DEBIT bad debt expense while CREDITING the contra-asset account of provision. Hence, decreasing the net income.

Subhranshu Ganguly
by Subhranshu Ganguly , Quality Analyst. , WIPRO

It will decrease the value of debtors. Would decrease the net income. 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

1. Decrease Net Income

The increased portion will be charged as expense in the income statement thereby reducing net income.

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