You would debit either sales returned or directly to sales deppendibg on the company procedure. You would then credit either the customer account in accounts receivable or bank if it was a cash transaction.
Deppendibg on whether you are going to record the stock movement as well you should debit stock and credit cost of goods sold (this should be at the lower of cost or selling price).
debit accounts payablecredit purchase returns
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
When goods are returned from a customer, the journal entry typically involves debiting the Sales Returns and Allowances account to reflect the decrease in sales revenue and crediting the Accounts Receivable or Cash account, depending on how the original sale was recorded. For example, if the return involves a credit to the customer's account, the entry would be: Debit: Sales Returns and Allowances Credit: Accounts Receivable This entry effectively reverses the sale and acknowledges the return of goods.
"Purchase returns" is the entry made in the journal that refers to "Unsatisfactory or defective merchandise/goods which is returned back to the supplier".
The journal entry is the accounting entry which lists the goods that are bought on credit.
debit accounts payablecredit purchase returns
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
When goods are returned from a customer, the journal entry typically involves debiting the Sales Returns and Allowances account to reflect the decrease in sales revenue and crediting the Accounts Receivable or Cash account, depending on how the original sale was recorded. For example, if the return involves a credit to the customer's account, the entry would be: Debit: Sales Returns and Allowances Credit: Accounts Receivable This entry effectively reverses the sale and acknowledges the return of goods.
"Purchase returns" is the entry made in the journal that refers to "Unsatisfactory or defective merchandise/goods which is returned back to the supplier".
The journal entry is the accounting entry which lists the goods that are bought on credit.
debit goods / inventorycredit accounts payable
Debit goods purchasesCredit cash / bank
Debit goods receivedCredit accounts payable
[Debit] Sales returns [Credit] Cash / bank [debit] Sales revenue [credit] sales return
debit goods returnedcredit accounts receivable
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