Sales return is reduction in sales as customer returns goods for any reason and it is not expense.
Sales commission is a Cost of sales. But the salary of a sales agent is an expense.
Sales is a revenue not an expense or asset while difference between sales and expense is profit which is liability for business.
Which account is not classified as a selling expense?
It's a contrarevenue. It would show up in the revenue section but as a debit as opposed to a credit. A return would decrease your revenues but not increase your expenses.
Sales discount is a reduction of actual sales. It is not an expense rather it is the reduction is selling price which reduces the sales.
The accounting entry for sales return under warranty is the accrued warranty liability. This entry is written under warranty expense.
Return Inwards in accounting means SALES that was returned in your business by your customers maybe because there's something wrong or the customer is not satisfied with the product. SALES is your revenue and is credit in nature. RETURN INWARDS / SALES RETURN is the opposite of SALES, therefore, it's an expense and is debit in nature.
Sales commission is a Cost of sales. But the salary of a sales agent is an expense.
Sales is a revenue not an expense or asset while difference between sales and expense is profit which is liability for business.
sales to expense ratio should be under 10% of your net sales, on a monthly basis
Which account is not classified as a selling expense?
The average expense to sales ratio for Pharmaceutical sales representative is around 8 to 12 % in Pakistan
It's a contrarevenue. It would show up in the revenue section but as a debit as opposed to a credit. A return would decrease your revenues but not increase your expenses.
Sales discount is a reduction of actual sales. It is not an expense rather it is the reduction is selling price which reduces the sales.
If sales commission is payable in future time then it is current liability but if it is paid already then it is expense.
[Debit] Sales return [Credit] Cash /bank [Debit] Sales [Credit] Sales return
Accounts found on an Income Statement are : Cost of Sales, Sales Rev., Selling Expense and Wage Expense