Manual of Goldwyn Branch Operations (1920)

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(b) . When CHARGING OFF a credit BAL ANCE of an inactive account. (c) . When an account is considered uncollect able (BAD DEBT.) (d) . When an item is CHARGED TWICE. (e) . When a REFUND is made by the Home Office on account of overpayment. (B). In regard to the CONTRACT PAYMENTS: when it is FORFEITED, or when it is REFUNDED by the Home Office. TRANSFERS OF CREDIT BALANCES ON INACTIVE ACCOUNTS 122. Credit balances on inactive accounts may be transferred to the Home Office without requesting authority. Give all data concerning this transfer such as the amount of film rental, tax, production number, accessories, etc. Such a transfer is debited to the account from form "H," and consequently appears as a debit on form "A." TRANSFER OF UNCOLLECTABLE ITEMS 123. Before an uncollectable balance can be transferred to the Home Office the case should be submitted, giving complete data and the reason why the amount cannot be collected. When authority is given to transfer such an item to the Home Office on form "H" state full details so as to enable the Home Office to make an intelligent analysis of the transaction. Also give the date of the letter from the Home Office authorizing you to charge off the account in question. Before requesting permission to charge off uncollectable amounts be sure that all contract payments have been applied against this account. As these items are credited to your current account, they appear likewise as credits on form "A." REFUND OF CREDIT BALANCES 124. A refund is made upon requisition by the branch manager on the prescribed form No. 139. The branch has no authority to make a refund out of its working fund. When the refund check is received from the Home Office, an entry is made on form "H" debiting the current account and entering the total of such refunds in the debit column of form "A." Give full analysis of the amounts so —30—