Anfield Corp.is analyzing its accounts receivable for purposes of preparing its second- quarter financial report for June 30,2017.For interim reporting,the company uses the percentage-of-sales method to estimate bad debts.During this analysis,Anfield identified an account for $42,000 that should have been written off in the first quarter ended March 31,2017 but was actually written off in May 2017.
The following table provides information relating to Anfield accounts receivables after recording the provision for bad debts for the quarter but prior to the discovery of the $42,000 error:
Required:
Record any adjusting journal entries necessary to correct the error in Anfield's accounts receivable.

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Anfield Corp.is analyzing its accounts receivable for purposes of preparing its second- quarter financial report for June 30,2017.For interim reporting,the company uses the percentage-of-sales method to estimate bad debts.During this analysis,Anfield identified an account for $42,000 that should have been written off in the first quarter ended March 31,2017 but was actually written off in May 2017.
The following table provides information relating to Anfield accounts receivables after recording the provision for bad debts for the quarter but prior to the discovery of the $42,000 error:
  Required:
Record any adjusting journal entries necessary to correct the error in Anfield's accounts receivable.

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The Answer of Anfield Corp.is analyzing its accounts receivable for purposes of preparing its second- quarter financial report for June 30,2017.For interim reporting,the company uses the percentage-of-sales method to estimate bad debts.During this analysis,Anfield identified an account for $42,000 that should have been written off in the first quarter ended March 31,2017 but was actually written off in May 2017.
The following table provides information relating to Anfield accounts receivables after recording the provision for bad debts for the quarter but prior to the discovery of the $42,000 error:
  Required:
Record any adjusting journal entries necessary to correct the error in Anfield's accounts receivable.