Ill. Admin. Code tit. 74, § 320.40 – Procedures for Estimating Uncollectible Receivables | Midpage
§ 320.40
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 74, § 320.40
Procedures for Estimating Uncollectible Receivables
AUTHORITY: Implementing the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1986 Supp., ch. 15, par. 151 et seq.) and authorized by Section 21 of the State Comptroller Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 15, par. 221).COMPTROLLER
a) Each agency must maintain records of "uncollectible receivables" which are defined as an agency's estimate of outstanding receivables which will ultimately be uncollectible.
b) In making its estimate of uncollectible receivables, an agency shall consider the following standards:
1) estimates of uncollectibles must be based upon prior collection experience for each type of receivable maintained by the agency; and
2) as a debt ages, the probability of collection decreases.
c) Within the aging categories established pursuant to Section 320.30, each Agency shall develop a percentage factor for uncollectibility. The percentage factor shall be calculated from the ratio of uncollectible receivables to total receivables, based upon the Agency's historical data for each receivable type. The uncollectibilty factor shall be applied to future gross receivables within the aging categories to determine the "net receivables," which are defined as gross receivables minus uncollectible receivables.