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What is net purchases? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Net Purchases Net purchases refers to the combination of the amounts found in the following general ledger temporary accounts: Purchases (gross...

The gross purchases of merchandise for resale minus purchase returns, purchase allowances, and purchase discounts.

to Inventory Change. Next, assume that the company’s net purchases for the year amounted to a net debit of $300,000. This $300,000 debit and the credit of $15,000 in Inventory Change results in the cost of goods sold...

A temporary account used in the periodic inventory system to record the purchases of merchandise for resale. (Purchases of equipment or supplies are not recorded in the purchases account.) This account reports the gross...

the temporary account Purchases. Any adjustments related to these purchases of goods will be credited to a general ledger contra account such as Purchases Discounts or Purchases Returns and Allowances. When the balances...

The temporary contra purchases account used in a periodic inventory system which represents the amounts of merchandise that were returned to suppliers and the amounts allowed as deductions by suppliers for goods not...

The temporary contra purchases account used in a periodic inventory system which represents the discounts allowed by paying within prescribed credit terms such as 1/10 (1% can be deducted from the amount owed if paid...

A document issued to a customer by a seller which reduces the seller’s accounts receivable and its net sales. It also reduces the buyer’s accounts payable and net purchases. A document issued by a bank that...

) a credit of $15 to the account Purchase Allowances or to the account Purchase Returns and Allowances, and 2) a debit of $15 to Accounts Payable. The retailer will combine the debit balance in its Purchases account with...

Our Explanation of Debits and Credits describes the reasons why various accounts are debited and/or credited. For the examples we provide the logic, use T-accounts for a clearer understanding, and the appropriate general...

in the Purchases account. Example of a Purchase Return Let’s assume that a company using the periodic inventory system, purchased merchandise having a cost of $1,000 with terms of net 30 days. This was recorded with:...

of the following: the costs in the beginning inventory (the prior year’s ending inventory) + the cost of the current year’s net purchases. Allocating Cost of Goods Available to Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold At...

into one amount with the description Net Sales. Its detailed purchases and changes in inventory will be presented as one amount with the description Cost of Goods Sold. Perhaps thousands of operating expenses will be...

is the difference between an adjunct account and a contra account? Why does a company debit Purchases instead of Inventory? Should a cash discount be recorded as a reduction to an expense? What is net purchases? Is...

? Why does an inventory error affect two periods? What is the cost to store inventory? Are repairs to office equipment and factory equipment period costs? Why is manufacturing overhead allocated to products? What is...

of inventory is the cost paid to the supplier plus all costs necessary to get the merchandise in place and ready for sale including freight-in. False Wrong. 19. Net Purchases is Gross Purchases minus Purchase Returns...

The result of two or more amounts being combined. For example, net sales is equal to gross sales minus sales returns, sales allowances, and sales discounts. The net realizable value of accounts receivable is the...

of $20, which is 2% of $1,000.) Companies that use the net method will record the vendor’s invoice as follows: credit Accounts Payable for $980 and debit another account (Inventory, Purchases, etc.) for $980. If the...

What is net sales? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Net Sales Under the accrual basis of accounting, net sales is the total amount of goods shipped/delivered to customers during a specified period of...

The combined amount of the debit balance in the current asset account Accounts Receivable and the credit balance in the contra asset account Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The difference between the balances in these...

The bottom line of the income statement when revenues and gains are less than the aggregate amount of cost of goods sold, operating expenses, losses, and income taxes (if the company is a regular corporation).

The “bottom line” on the statement of activities. The change in net assets results from revenues, expenses, and the release of assets from restrictions. It is computed for an organization’s three...

This is the bottom line of the income statement. It is the mathematical result of revenues and gains minus the cost of goods sold and all expenses and losses (including income tax expense if the company is a regular...

Gross wages or gross salaries minus withholdings for payroll taxes and other items such as insurance, union dues, United Way, etc. Also referred to as “take home pay” or the amount the employee...

The net amount of gross sales on credit minus the sales returns, sales allowances, and sales discounts which pertain to the sales on credit.

Same as book value. For example, an asset’s net book value is equal to the asset’s cost minus its accumulated depreciation.

This current liability account reports the ”net” amount a company owes its employees as of the date of the balance sheet. The ”net” amount is the amount of the employees’...

What is net income? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Net Income Net income is the positive result of a company’s revenues and gains minus its expenses and losses. A negative result is referred to as net...

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