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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Schedule of provision for doubtful accounts charged to expense and accounts written off, net of recoveries | The table below presents Registrant’s provision for doubtful accounts charged to expense and accounts written off, net of recoveries. Provisions included in 2021, 2020 and 2019 for AWR and GSWC are as follows:
|  | AWR
|  | December 31,
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 5,316 |  |  | $ | 916 |  |  | $ | 951 |
Provision charged (1) |  | 8,150 |  |  | 5,016 |  |  | 609 |
Accounts written off, net of recoveries (2) |  | (9,897) |  |  | (616) |  |  | (644) |
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 3,569 |  |  | $ | 5,316 |  |  | $ | 916 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable-customer |  | $ | 3,516 |  |  | $ | 5,263 |  |  | $ | 857 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to other accounts receivable |  | 53 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 59 |
Total allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 3,569 |  |  | $ | 5,316 |  |  | $ | 916 |
(1) Includes amounts in excess of GSWC's and BVESI's respective revenue requirements incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. These incremental amounts are recorded as regulatory assets. (2) Reflects consideration of government relief funds received in 2022 from the state of California for unpaid water and electric utility bills incurred during the pandemic. A total of $9.5 million and $321,000 was received in 2022 for unpaid water and electric utility bills, respectively.
|  | GSWC
|  | December 31,
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 4,960 |  |  | $ | 916 |  |  | $ | 951 |
Provision charged (3) |  | 7,732 |  |  | 4,703 |  |  | 607 |
Balance transfer to BVESI (Note 20) |  | — |  |  | (79) |  |  | — |
Accounts written off, net of recoveries (4) |  | (9,471) |  |  | (580) |  |  | (642) |
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 3,221 |  |  | $ | 4,960 |  |  | $ | 916 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable-customer |  | $ | 3,168 |  |  | $ | 4,907 |  |  | $ | 857 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to other accounts receivable |  | 53 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 59 |
Total allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 3,221 |  |  | $ | 4,960 |  |  | $ | 916 |

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