i think it should be treated as an ""Expense""
Purchases account is personal account in nature so debit means increase and credit means decrease.
As a debit to the accounts payable account and a credit to the purchases returns and allowances account
Purchases account is personal account in nature and basic rule for personal account is debt what comes in and credit what goes out so purchases is a debit balance as a default balance.
Purchases are personal account nature and as a basic accounting rule debit what comes in and credit what goes out so purchases has debit balance as normal balance.
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
Purchases account is personal account in nature so debit means increase and credit means decrease.
As a debit to the accounts payable account and a credit to the purchases returns and allowances account
Purchases account is personal account in nature and basic rule for personal account is debt what comes in and credit what goes out so purchases is a debit balance as a default balance.
Purchases are personal account nature and as a basic accounting rule debit what comes in and credit what goes out so purchases has debit balance as normal balance.
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
A purchase return and allowance account becomes a contra account when it is used to offset the total purchases in financial statements. This occurs when a business records returns of goods purchased or allowances granted to customers, effectively reducing the overall purchase expense. By classifying it as a contra account, it provides a clearer picture of net purchases, allowing for more accurate financial reporting. The balance in this account is subtracted from total purchases to arrive at net purchases for the accounting period.
A purchase you make is a DEBIT against your account.
Periodic Inventory System Inventory account and cost of goods sold are non-existent until the physical count at the end of the year. Purchases account is used to record purchases. Purchase Return account is used to record Purchases Returns account. Cost of goods sold or cost of sale is computed from the ending inventory figure For goods returned by customers there are no inventory entries. Perpetual Inventory System Account and the balance of costs of goods sold and inventory account exist all the time. No individual purchases account but the purchases are recorded in the Inventory Account. No individual Purchase Returns account but the purchases return are recorded in the Inventory Account. Record cost of goods sold/cost of sale - inventory is reduced when there is a sale. Returns from customers are recorded by reducing the cost of goods sold and adding back into inventory.
Purchase account is a record account in which all inventory purchases are noted. This is commonly used with the periodic inventory method.
Purchases journal is used to record purchases on account while Cash payment journal is used to record purchases for cash and cash payments.
Expense account
Ledger account in which all inventory purchases are recorded; used generally with periodic inventory method