Sales discount is subtracted from gross sales in arriving at net sales. It is a contra revenue account, so it is ALWAYS debit.
Sales discount account has debit balance as it causes the reduction of sales and hence a contra account of sales revenue account.
When goods refund:[Debit] Sales returns[Credit] accounts receivable / cashAdjusting entry:[Debit] sales revenue[Credit] Sales returns
Debtors a/c Dr. Discount expense a/c Dr. To Sales a/c
If sales goods returned: [Debit] Sales account xxxx [Credit] Sales Return account xxxx if purchase goods returned: [Debit] Purchase return xxxx [Credit] Purchases account xxxx
credit your stock for stocks going out of the account debit the debtors for stock going into his account
Credit
Sales discount account has debit balance as it causes the reduction of sales and hence a contra account of sales revenue account.
[Debit] Sales return [Credit] Cash /bank [Debit] Sales [Credit] Sales return
Debit accounts receivableCredit sales revenue
Debit accounts receivableCredit sales revenue
[Debit] Sales Return account [Credit] Cash account
[Debit] accounts receivable [Credit] Sales revenue
When goods refund:[Debit] Sales returns[Credit] accounts receivable / cashAdjusting entry:[Debit] sales revenue[Credit] Sales returns
Debtors a/c Dr. Discount expense a/c Dr. To Sales a/c
If sales goods returned: [Debit] Sales account xxxx [Credit] Sales Return account xxxx if purchase goods returned: [Debit] Purchase return xxxx [Credit] Purchases account xxxx
credit your stock for stocks going out of the account debit the debtors for stock going into his account
1. Travelocity would credit their sales account and debit their cash account.