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9) Allowance For Doubtful Accounts and Loan Losses and Impaired Loans
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
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9) Allowance For Doubtful Accounts and Loan Losses and Impaired Loans

9)      Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company records an allowance and recognizes an expense for potential losses from other investments and receivables in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Receivables are the result of cemetery and mortuary operations, mortgage loan operations and life insurance operations. The allowance is based upon the Company’s historical experience for collectively evaluated impairment. Other allowances are based upon receivables individually evaluated for impairment. Collectability of the cemetery and mortuary receivables is significantly influenced by current economic conditions. The critical issues that impact recovery of mortgage loan operations are interest rate risk, loan underwriting, new regulations and the overall economy.