An income account. Debit Returns & Allowances, Credit Cash.
Sales Returns and Allowances are contra revenue accounts because they reduce that total amount of sales. [Sales-Sales returns and allowances=Net sales]. They are reported on the income statement.
Debit: Sales Returns & Allowances Credit: Accounts Receivable :)
Sales Returns and Allowances
Sales Returns and Allowances is a contra income account.
Sales returns and allowances is not a liability rather these are expenses or reduction in actual sales
Sales returns and allowances reduces the actual sales value that;s why shown as deduction from Sales Revenue in Income Statement
That is correct. Sales and returns allowances is what is called a "Contra" account because it exists to reduce the net balance of an account. Sales is a credit account, so you debit sales returns and allowances in order to reduce your net sales.
On the trial balance, Sales Returns and Allowances is a liability. If items returned are sold later, they become assets under sales.
General Journal Sales Returns and Allowances - A company with sales returns and allowances can record them in the General Journal.
net sales
Net sales = Total sales - Sales returns and allowances
Sales revenue minus sales return and allowances and sales discount equals?