Debts that a firm is unable to recover are debited to bad debts account and credited to

A.

Suppliers account

B.

Sales account

C.

Customers account

D.

Cash account

Correct answer is A

The entry to write off a bad debt account affects only balance sheet accounts: a debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and a credit to Accounts Receivable.

Accounts receivable is money owed to a company by its debtors.