How do I treat bad debts written off while preparing a Profit and Loss account?

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Date Posted: 2019/03/19

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by Mohammed Shahid Ullah , Executive Director (Finance) , Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited

Bad debts written off is to be debited against Profit and Loss account i.e. Profit & Loss will determine after deducting Bad Debt.

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