cost of goods sold... which is an expense.... when you see FOB freight in/out is and then is added to purchases later on to calculate COGS
Which account is not classified as a selling expense?
Freight costs are typically reflected in the income statement under operating expenses. Depending on the nature of the business, they may be categorized specifically as "Freight Expense" or included in broader categories like "Cost of Goods Sold" (COGS) if they are directly related to the cost of delivering goods sold. For companies involved in shipping or logistics, freight income can also be shown as revenue.
COGS is expense account and all expenses has debit balance as default normal balance so COGS also has debit balance.
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Selling expense or a part of SG&A
Which account is not classified as a selling expense?
Freight out is typically classified as a selling expense. It includes the cost of shipping goods to customers and is directly related to the sales process. Cost of goods sold, on the other hand, includes the direct production costs of goods sold, such as materials, labor, and overhead expenses.
Freight-in is not considered an asset; rather, it is an expense that relates to the cost of transporting goods purchased by a company. This cost is typically included in the cost of inventory on the balance sheet until the inventory is sold. Once the inventory is sold, the freight-in cost contributes to the cost of goods sold (COGS) on the income statement. Therefore, while it affects the value of inventory, freight-in itself is classified as an expense in accounting terms.
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COGS is expense account and all expenses has debit balance as default normal balance so COGS also has debit balance.
No. Freight charges are an expense item.
ASC 330, Inventory, states shipping costs (read: freight out) do not contribute to bringing inventories to their present condition and location and as such should not be included in inventory costs. Because freight out is not considered a product cost, not only would you not capitalize freight out into inventory on the balance sheet, but you would also not record this cost as a COGS item, but rather a sales expense (SG&A). On the other hand, freight in is a purchase cost as it gets inventory to its current location (ie your warehouse), so that cost should be capitalized as inventory on your balance sheet which will later be recognized as a COGS item when you sell the related inventory.
selling expense.
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