Sales Returns and Allowances are contra revenue accounts because they reduce that total amount of sales. [Sales-Sales returns and allowances=Net sales]. They are reported on the income statement.
Sales Returns and Allowances is a contra income account.
net sales
Sales 563400less:sales return 18690Net Sales 544710
Gross sales is the total value of sales before any deductions. Net sales is what is left of the gross sales after deductions and expenses, including discounts, returns and allowances.
--> another term for Statement of Earnings is Income Statement --> in income statement, you deduct the Sales Return & Allowances from the Gross Sales to come up with Net Sales --> in presentation purposes, usually it is only the Net Sales account that is shown
An income account. Debit Returns & Allowances, Credit Cash.
Sales Returns and Allowances is a contra income account.
That is correct. Sales and returns allowances is what is called a "Contra" account because it exists to reduce the net balance of an account. Sales is a credit account, so you debit sales returns and allowances in order to reduce your net sales.
No sales returns and allowances has debit balance as a normal balance because these accounts are contra to actual sales account and that's why account balance is reverse of actual sales account.
General Journal Sales Returns and Allowances - A company with sales returns and allowances can record them in the General Journal.
Debit: Sales Returns & Allowances Credit: Accounts Receivable :)
Payment is made to a supplier within the discount period.
Sales Returns and Allowances
Sales returns and allowances is not a liability rather these are expenses or reduction in actual sales
Sales returns and allowances reduces the actual sales value that;s why shown as deduction from Sales Revenue in Income Statement
On the trial balance, Sales Returns and Allowances is a liability. If items returned are sold later, they become assets under sales.
net sales