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Under the CECL (Current Expected Credit Loss) model, what is the primary change in how companies estimate bad debts?
- Allowances must now reflect lifetime expected losses, including forward-looking economic forecasts
- Bad debt can only be recognized once a customer has formally filed for bankruptcy protection
- Firms must now use the direct write-off method for all of their outstanding trade receivables balances
- Expected losses are only recognized for accounts that are already past due, ignoring forward-looking estimates
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