Bad debts expense is an estimated amount recorded in an adjusting entry.This estimate is necessary so we can record the cost of uncollectible accounts in the period relating to the sales that were recorded as earned.

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Bad debts expense is indeed an estimated amount recorded in an adjusting entry to account for the possibility of uncollected accounts in the period of the related sales.

Bad Debts Expense Is an Estimated Amount Recorded in an Adjusting