The aging method for estimating uncollectible accounts considers that a higher percentage of "older" accounts will not be collected compared to "newer" accounts.

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This is true. The aging method categorizes accounts receivable by their age, and assumes that the longer an account is outstanding, the less likely it is to be collected. This is based on the idea that older accounts are more likely to be past due, disputed or uncollectible. Therefore, a higher percentage of older accounts are estimated to be uncollectible compared to newer accounts.

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