• Debtors are to be reviewed every 12months and an Allowance for Doubtful Debts is to be calculated at 5% of the final Debtors balance for the period (excluding GST and any Bad Debts written off).
• Bad debts are to be written off when debts are deemed “bad”. For a debt to be “bad” it must satisfy either criteria below:

• Uncollectable: the overdue debts procedure is followed, and the debtor is uncontactable, or bankrupt, or
• Uneconomic to Recover: the amount of the debt is $1,000 or below.

Limitation period under Limitations of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) for debt recovery matters in Victoria – 6 years from date of debt