This policy refers to the criteria for determining customer accounts that require a charge to the bad debt reserve, responsibilities for approving bad debt w/off and process of review and records management for PPG Asia/Pacific bad debts.
Related Documents
• PPG Controllers manual – Bad Debts Determination, Policy No: 70-030-20
• PPG Controllers manual – Allowances for Doubtful Receivables, Bad debt expense, Policy No.: 20-020-20
Overdue accounts are transferred to the bad debt reserve when:
• The debtor commits one or more acts of bankruptcy.
• All reasonable attempts to recover the money have failed
• Legal action has commenced against the debtor in question
• Credit reviews indicate the customer is high risk of default or bankruptcy. In this circumstance Credit & the SBU may agree to reserve against the potential future failure of the account, usually while continuing to allow sales to the customer.
• For AU / NZ BMSG customers – all debts that are aged greater than 30 days overdue
• For Packaging SBU customers Asia – reserve is made 50% of debt value when it is 90–180 days overdue. A reserve at 100% of debt value is created when the debt is aged 181 days + overdue.
• For Industrial SBU customers China – reserve is made 65% of debt value when it is 180~360 days overdue. A reserve at 100% of debt value is created when the debt is aged 361 days + overdue.
• For PMC business:
o Marine: reserve is made 65% of debt value when it is 180~360 days overdue and reserve at 100% of debt value for debts when it is 361 days + overdue.
o PC: 100% of debt value for >180 days.